Facts of the Dominican Republic

República Dominicana (Dominican Republic)

Capital City: Santo Domingo

Area: 18,704 sq miles

Ethnic Groups: 73% mixed, 16% White (Spaniards, French, Italians, others), 11% Black

Language: Spanish (official)

Religions: Roman Catholic 95 %, other 5%

Population: 9,956,648 (2011 est)

Birth Rate: 19.67/1,000 population (2011 est)

Death Rate: 4.35/1,000 population (2011 est)

Life Expectancy at Birth: 77.31 years (2011 est)

Infant Mortality Rate: 22.22 deaths/1,000 live births

Hospital Bed Density: 1 bed/1,000 population (2009 est)

Literacy:definition - age 15 and over and can read and write
• Total: 87%
•    Male:86.8%
•    Female: 87.2% (2002 census)

School Life Expectancy
• Total: 12 years
•    Male: 11 years
  
•    Female: 13 years (2004)
  

Unemployment - youth rate ages 15-24:
• Total: 30.3%
  
•    Male: 21.2%
  
•    Female: 44.5%