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    General Information
    Region    Caribbean
    Population (000, 2020)   10 848
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   224.5
    Capital city    Santo Domingo
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 245.0b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   48 671a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   99.8
    National currency    Dominican Peso (DOP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   53c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)53 16068 80281 299d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)8.377d
    GDP per capita (current US$)5 483.16 691.77 650.1d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)6.566d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)29.930.330.3d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)54.756.356.2d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)12.4108.8i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)18.518.519.9i
    Employment in services (% employed)69.171.571.3i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)5.27.65.9
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)42.4 / 73.849.6 / 78.051.6 / 77.4
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100122135c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)123142145k
    International trade: exportsl (million current US$)4 7678 38411 117i,c
    International trade: importsl (million current US$)15 13817 34820 599i,c
    International trade: balancel (million current US$)- 10 371- 8 964- 9 482i,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 4 024- 1 280- 1 205c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)1.31.21.1
    Urban population (% of total population)73.878.681.8c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)3.22.5...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)2.62.42.4
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)74.6 / 68.575.9 / 69.677.1 / 70.7
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)30.6 / 8.528.8 / 9.627.4 / 11.1
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)393.7 / 4.1549.3 / 5.3567.6 / 5.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)2.4n135.1o28.9p,c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)29.527.525.9
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.666.1a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.1q1.5r...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2s......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)103.4 / 117.3106.2 / 116.4102.5 / 108.8d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)82.8 / 73.683.8 / 76.283.0 / 77.0d
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...67.0 / 36.677.0 / 43.0a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)25.517.8t10d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)19.720.827.9u
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)31.4i54.2v74.8d
    Threatened species (number)126153203
    Forested area (% of land area)37.641i41i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)19.0 / 1.921.5 / 2.021.4 / 2.0a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)272332a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)303132a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersw,x (000)4 1255 6006 569d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)76.781.181.1c
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.370.430.11d
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