Dominikanische Republik - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten

Hauptstadt
name:
Santo Domingo
geographic coordinates:
18 28 N, 69 54 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican Order
Staatsbürgerschaft
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
at least one parent must be a citizen of the Dominican Republic
dual citizenship recognized:
yes
residency requirement for naturalization:
2 years
Regierungstyp
presidential republic
Rechtsordnung
civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system
Wahlrecht
18 years of age; universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
13.5
est.
est.
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$17,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
4,732,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
5.10
2017 est.
2017 est.
Labor force
4,732,000
Population below poverty line
30.5%(2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
(%)
5.1%(2017 est.)5.5%(2016 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
(%)
total:13.5%male:9.9%female:19.7%(2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years:27.56%(male 1,442,926 /female 1,395,809)15-24 years:18.52%(male 969,467 /female 937,765)25-54 years:40.28%(male 2,112,813 /female 2,035,902)55-64 years:7.71%(male 397,821 /female 396,172)65 years and over:5.92%(male 286,300 /female 323,781)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
(births/1,000 population)
18.9 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
(deaths/1,000 population)
6.40
Languages
Spanish (official)
Life expectancy at birth
(years)
71.30
Major urban areas - population
3.172 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital)
(2018)
Median age
(years)
total:27.3 yearsmale:27.1 yearsfemale:27.4 years(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
21.3 years
(2013 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)
Population growth rate
(%)
0.99%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
(children born/woman)
2.28 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
2.06% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female:
14 years
(2016)
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$37,150,000,000
31 December 2017 est.
31 December 2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$408,600,000
31 December 2017 est.
31 December 2017 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$408.6 million(31 December 2017 est.)$387.8 million(31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$37,150,000,000
Country Comparison :: Exports
$10,120,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Exports
$10,120,000,000
Exports - partners
US 50.3%, Haiti 9.1%, Canada 8.2%, India 5.6%
(2017)
Area
(sq km)
total:48,670 sq kmland:48,320 sq kmwater:350 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:51.5%(2011 est.)arable land:16.6%(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:10.1%(2011 est.)
/
permanent pasture:24.8%(2011 est.)forest:40.8%(2011 est.)other:7.7%(2011 est.)
Location
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Country Comparison :: Imports
$17,700,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Imports
$17,700,000,000
Imports - partners
US 41.4%, China 13.9%, Mexico 4.5%, Brazil 4.3%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.30
2017 est.
2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
(%)
3.30
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
18,030,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
15,640,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
16,980
2015 est.
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
1,161,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
1,329,852
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
8,769,127
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
6,504,998
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
36
2013
2013
Country Comparison :: Railways
496
2014
2014
Country Comparison :: Roadways
19,705
2002
2002
Airports
36
Crude oil - exports
(bbl/day)
0
Crude oil - imports
(bbl/day)
16,980 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
(bbl/day)
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
(kWh)
15,640,000,000
Electricity - exports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - imports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - production
(kWh)
18,030,000,000
Internet users
total:
6,504,998
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
(cu m)
0
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
1.161 billion cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
(cu m)
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Railways
(km)
total:496 km(2014)standard gauge:354 km1.435-m gauge(2014)narrow gauge:142 km0.762-m gauge(2014)
Roadways
(km)
19,705
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:1,329,852(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:12(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
8,769,127
Disputes - international
Haitian migrants cross the porous border into the Dominican Republic to find work; illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage each year to Puerto Rico to find better work
Country Comparison :: Public debt
37.20
2017 est.
2017 est.
Public debt
(% of GDP)
37.20
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
4.60
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
21.60
2017 est.
2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
(% (of GDP))
-3% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$173,000,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
(%)
3.10
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Dominikanische Republik
269
752
000
EUR
0
EUR
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Dominikanische Republik
16
666
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %