Dominikanische Republik - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Dominikanische Republik Dominikanische Republik
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
Government type
presidential republic
Legal system
civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system
Suffrage
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.
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$17,000
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
4,732,000
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
5.10
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.
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$408,600,000
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.
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.
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.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)   (%)
3.30
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
18,030,000,000
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
15,640,000,000
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.
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.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
1,329,852
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
8,769,127
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
6,504,998
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
36
2013
Country Comparison :: Railways
496
2014
Country Comparison :: Roadways
19,705
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.
Public debt   (% of GDP)
37.20
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
4.60
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
21.60
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
281 544 000 EUR
269 752 000 EUR
-4.19 %
Bekleidung
Dominikanische Republik
2 127 000 EUR
1 869 000 EUR
-12.13 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
20 867 000 EUR
30 717 000 EUR
47.20 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Dominikanische Republik
18 480 000 EUR
16 666 000 EUR
-9.82 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Dominikanische Republik
20 606 000 EUR
15 515 000 EUR
-24.71 %
Energieversorgung
Dominikanische Republik
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Dominikanische Republik
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Dominikanische Republik
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Dominikanische Republik
902 000 EUR
893 000 EUR
-1.00 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
6 000 EUR
6 000 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
62 000 EUR
50 000 EUR
-19.35 %
Getränke
Dominikanische Republik
4 468 000 EUR
4 341 000 EUR
-2.84 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Dominikanische Republik
4 433 000 EUR
3 512 000 EUR
-20.78 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Dominikanische Republik
9 634 000 EUR
9 635 000 EUR
0.01 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Dominikanische Republik
230 000 EUR
177 000 EUR
-23.04 %
Kohle
Dominikanische Republik
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
5 253 000 EUR
7 346 000 EUR
39.84 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Dominikanische Republik
35 464 000 EUR
26 835 000 EUR
-24.33 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Dominikanische Republik
2 422 000 EUR
2 129 000 EUR
-12.10 %
Maschinen
Dominikanische Republik
57 647 000 EUR
46 176 000 EUR
-19.90 %
Metalle
Dominikanische Republik
5 043 000 EUR
3 725 000 EUR
-26.14 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
9 940 000 EUR
8 343 000 EUR
-16.07 %
Möbel
Dominikanische Republik
859 000 EUR
790 000 EUR
-8.03 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Dominikanische Republik
46 240 000 EUR
48 498 000 EUR
4.88 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Dominikanische Republik
6 955 000 EUR
7 425 000 EUR
6.76 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
5 904 000 EUR
5 938 000 EUR
0.58 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Dominikanische Republik
336 000 EUR
390 000 EUR
16.07 %
Sonstige Waren
Dominikanische Republik
10 395 000 EUR
18 204 000 EUR
75.12 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
106 000 EUR
176 000 EUR
66.04 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Dominikanische Republik
1 648 000 EUR
2 198 000 EUR
33.37 %
Textilien
Dominikanische Republik
11 517 000 EUR
8 198 000 EUR
-28.82 %