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Quick facts about Dominican Republic
Location:
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Languages: Spanish
Area: 48,730 sq km
Coastline: 1,288 km
Population:
9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)
Government Type:
Democratic republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency (code):
Dominican peso (DOP)
Time Zone: GMT -4 hours
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