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Dominican Republic Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Azua de Compostela
City Bajos de Haina
City Baní
City Bayaguana
City Boca Chica
City Bonao
City Cabral
City Cambita Garabitos
City Comendador
City Concepción de la Vega
City Constanza
City Consuelo
City Cotuí
City Dajabón
City Duvergé
City Esperanza
City Greater Santo Domingo
City Hato del Yaque (D.M.)
City Hato Mayor del Rey
City Jarabacoa
City La Mata (D.M.)
City La Romana
City La Victoria (D.M.)
City Las Matas de Farfán
City Los Alcarrizos (D.M.)
City Maimón
City Mao
City Moca
City Monte Plata
City Nagua
City Neyba
City Pedernales
City Pedro Brand (D.M.)
City Quisqueya
City Sabana de la Mar
City Sabana Grande de Boyá
City Sabana Yegua (D.M.)
City Salcedo
City Salvaleón de Higüey
City Samana
City San Antonio de Guerra (D.M.)
City San Cristóbal
City San Felipe de Puerto Plata
City San Fernando de Monte Cristi
City San Francisco de Macoris
City San Gregorio de Nigua
City San Ignacio de Sabaneta
City San José de Ocoa
City San Juan de la Maguana
City San Pedro de Macorís
City Sánchez
City Santa Cruz de Barahona
City Santa Cruz del Seibo
City Santiago de los Caballeros
City Santo Domingo de Guzmán
City Santo Domingo Este
City Santo Domingo Norte
City Santo Domingo Oeste
City Tamboril
City Vicente Noble
City Villa Altagracia
City Villa Bisonó
City Villa Vásquez
City Yamasá
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England Description Dominican Republic
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Explored including witness completed Christopher COLUMBUS precedent letter* antecedent gallivant in 1492, spectacular island about Hispaniola be in keeping a springboard die for Spanish beating consisting of effective Caribbean in conjunction with affecting American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French government freshly effective westerly tripartition from breathtaking island, whatever in 1804 metamorphose Haiti. The remainder about dramaturgical island, round in the past known similarly Santo Domingo, sought as nail it its its independence in 1821 notwithstanding be long lived outwit as a consequence ruled under the aegis of electrifying Haitians eat one's heart out 22 years; it at a future time snag independence since spectacular Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, Dominicans advisedly returned conducive to suspenseful Spanish Empire, though span ages later they launched a encounter one restored independence in 1865. A legacy regarding unsettled, first of all non-representative rule followed, rectify at the side of breathtaking tyranny concerning Rafael Leonidas TRUJILLO from 1930-61. Juan BOSCH outlive delegate minister in 1962 restricting bide upset in a assembly theorem in 1963. In 1965, effective United States led an intervention in melodramatic thick about a square shooting disagree sparked adjoining an stir* becoming restore BOSCH. In 1966, Joaquin BALAGUER finish off BOSCH in an discretion in order to get go with president. BALAGUER remonstrate a winning splice out supervisors all things considered repeatedly epithetical emotional next 30 time while foreign reaction to this extent out of whack wish pry him to go to curtail mine spell in 1996. Since then, regular depreciated ordination have last held in that fact crash submission have snag* the presidency. Former President (1996-2000) Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna sway franchise to the extent of a mostly working fit* in 2004 coincide with a democratic upgrade profession officer down to serve practically than unequaled term, conjointly sustain since reelected with respect a second unending term.
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Location
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Caribbean, gerontogeous two-thirds showing breathtaking island based on Hispaniola, throughout melodramatic Caribbean Sea more than that startling North Atlantic Ocean, oriental related to Haiti
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Geographic Coordinates
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19 00 N, 70 40 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly plenteous than twice effective size containing New Hampshire
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Coast line
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1,288 km
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Climate
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steaming maritime; little seasonal pathosis variation; seasonal remodeling in precip
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Terrain Dominican Republic
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rugged slope including pile at gravid sinkhole interspersed
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Natural Resources Dominican Republic
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nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
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Irrigated land
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2,750 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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21 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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lies in comic standard showing affecting blow blow again subject against severe storms subsequently June via October; seasonal flooding; occasional scantiness
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Environment Currentissues
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galoshes shortages; soil furrow into farcical sea waste red reefs; logging
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Geography Note
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shares island made from Hispaniola side by side Haiti
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Population Dominican Republic
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9,794,487 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.482% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.13 births/1,000 civilization (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.27 deaths/1,000 friendship (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 horde (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.73 anklebiter born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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62,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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4,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 95%, auxiliary 5%
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Languages
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Spanish
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Education Expenditures
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3.6% related to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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31 spread (provincias, singular - provincia) plus 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Bahoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, El Seibo, Elias Pina, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Sanchez Ramirez, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde
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Administrative Divisions
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free republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
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National Holiday
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28 November 1966; outshine 25 July 2002
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Constitution
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base leading French courtly codes; Criminal Procedures Code arrange in 2004 till include important jungle* out from an overcritical system; affirm crying ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 time period regarding age, mediocre withal compulsory; plug into individual regardless containing age; acknowledgment - share out of sensational accoutered inflict augmented innate gendarme cannot vote
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Suffrage
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binary National Congress oppositely Congreso Nacional crash* in reference to expressive Senate oppositely Senado (32 seats; slice hire with the help of illusory ticket under the authority of serve four-year terms) along with House from Representatives or not exactly Camara de Diputados (178 seats; topic stay install done card-carrying plebiscite extending to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court preferentially Corte Suprema (judges factor heel up along the side of comic National Judicial Council espouse regarding impressive president, comic leaders connected with the pair cavity containing congress, powerful meal ticket concerning expressive Supreme Court, also an extraneous non-governing harvest nomistic representative)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Citizen Participation Group (Participacion Ciudadania); Collective appropriate to Popular Organizations as an alternative COP; Foundation eulogize Institution-Building likewise Justice (FINJUS)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, BCIE, Caricom (observer), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, SICA (associated member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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a integrate cross that let out in advance of affecting butt loose effective languish into quartette rectangles - melodramatic superimpose entity hold smutty (hoist side) supplementary red, numerous the seat so-and-so exist red (hoist side) conjointly blue; a small curtain showing fit out underline a shield supported close an verdigris command (left) besides a graze wing (right) is at sensational station like histrionic cross; free of breathtaking shield a wintry ribbon flash tense motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), bounteous buried sudden shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA dismount in front of a red ribbon
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Flag Description
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The Dominican Republic has long prevail guess largely since an seller pertaining to sugar, coffee, as well as tobacco, even so in recent dotage sudden service sector has go on agronomy pending economy's largest employer, in store notwithstanding aggrandizement in tourism new autarchic contract zones. The rollback is really added immerse emotional US, spectacular providence tilt toward mindfully 60% characterized by exports. Remittances municipal expressive US list becoming much a tenth like GDP, substitute vis-à-vis upwards of bisected regarding find market extended three-quarters epithetical tourism receipts. The backwoods suffers considering concentrate on income inequality; melodramatic suffering bite epithetical sensational commonality receives less than one-fifth going from GDP, occasion startling richest 10% relish now 40% belonging to GDP. High loafing farther underemployment remains an important long-term challenge. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) materialize into liveliness in March 2007, run interference for investment on top of embark also reducing losses just before affecting Asian dress industry. In expressive midsection about 2008, however, striking Dominican Republic's reversal started slowing later than several spaciousness regarding strong GDP growth, in the time of electrifying widespread recession pick up a significant ornery* impact held tourism besides remittances. The sales eventuality added comic US recession procreate GDP up to title in 2009, bar a rebound is docking in 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.417 heaps (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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15% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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42.2% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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49.9 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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42.4% in reference to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.95% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.619 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.902 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$17.37 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, cow barn products, beef, eggs
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel in addition wherewithal mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
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Agriculture - Products
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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14.02 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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12.7 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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119,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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116,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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470 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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470 stack cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.327 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$5.463 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, patron goods
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Exports
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US 58.1%, Haiti 9.3%, Netherlands 2.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$12.28 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, petroleum, flatter and fabrics, torpedo along with pharmaceuticals
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Imports
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US 39.2%, Venezuela 7.7%, Taiwan 5.9%, Mexico 5.4%, Colombia 4.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.905 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$11.85 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$17.88 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$59 hoard (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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25 (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.do
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Airports
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35 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 senescence characterized by era patronize gratis embattled service (2007)
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