Official Title: Dominican Republic General Information
Capital: Santo Domingo
Population: 8,528,000
Total Area: 48,730 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 25.13 Dominican Peso
National Holiday: February 27 (Independence Day)
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Representative democracy Type of Government:
Representative democracy; bicameral Congress with a 32 member Senate and 150-member Chamber of Deputies; both houses are directly elected; elections are held every 4 years; 32 provinces and 1 national district. Head of State:
President Leonel Fernandez Reyna Head of Government:
President Leonel Fernandez Reyna Ministers:
Vice President: Rafael Alburquerque de Castro Foreign Relations: Carlos Morales Troncoso Industry & Commerce: Franklin Javier Garcia Finance: Vicente Bengoa Main Political Parties:
( # of seats in Chamber/Senate) PLD - Dominican Liberation Party: 96/22 PRD - Dominican Revolutionary Party: 60/7 PRSC - Reformist Social Christian Party: 22/3 Elections:
2008 (congressional) Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Dominican Republic | Canada |
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| GDP: | 35.25 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 4133 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 9.3% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 4.2% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $145,293,750
Canadian imports from country: $120,005,265
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Dominican Republic: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Eduardo J. Curbelo Tejera Foreign Consulates in Canada:
130 Albert St, Suite 418, Ottawa
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Patricia Fortier Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Capitán Eugenio de Marchena # 39, La Esperilla, PO Box 2054, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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