Dominican Republic

Location Maps Climate Terrain
Population Important Cities Natural Resources  

 Location 
The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea between the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Dominican occupies the eastern portion of the island it shares with Haiti. Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic, lies on its southern shore.

 Maps 

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Map courtesy of
www.dominicanrepublicpage.com

 Climate 
The climate of the Dominican Republic is a tropical maritime with little seasonal temperature variation. Rainfall, however, does vary seasonally. The Dominican lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and is subject to severe storms from June to October. It experiences occasional flooding and periodic droughts.

 Terrain 
The Dominican Republic has rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed. The lowest point is Lago Enriquillo (-46 m) and the highest point is Pico Duarte (3,175 m).

Map courtesy of
www.hispaniola.com

 Population 
The population of the Dominican Republic is 8,129,734 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35% (male 1,447,435; female 1,393,122)
15-64 years: 61% (male 2,501,206; female 2,426,564)
65 years and over: 4% (male 171,049; female 190,358) (1999 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.62% (1999 est.)

 Important Cities 
City: Population: Description:
Santo Domingo 2,400,000 (1994 est.) Capital and leading port
Santiago
(or Santiago de los Caballeros) 		500,000 (1994 est.) Trade and transportation center
San Pedro de Macor�s 137,000 (1991 est.) Seaport
San Francisco de Macor�s 162,000 (1991 est.) Agricultural trade center
Barahona 49,334 (1981 est.) Agricultural trade center

 Natural Resources 
The Dominican Republic is unusual in the variety of natural geological wonders that are found in and around the island. The country has much gold and silver, ferronickel, bauxite, coal, tin, marble, salt, gypsum, and limestone. The Dominican is also the second-largest gold producer in the Western Hemisphere. Dominican amber mines are famous for producing some of the best fossils and gem quality nuggets in the world.


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