Information on the Dominican RepublicHi there, Below we present a summary of information on the Dominican Republic relating to various aspects of the countries economy. Ideal for your school projects if nothing else!!! Let us know if you need to know anything else by clicking 'contact us' on the navigation bar on your left. Kind regards Ruth & Esther 1. Information on the Dominican Republic: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)GDP (2000 est.): Purchasing power parity - $53.78 billion GDP - real growth rate (2002 est.): 4.1% GDP - per capita (2002 est.): Purchasing power parity - $6,300 GDP - composition by sector (2001): Population below poverty line: 25% Household income or consumption by Percentage share (1998): Inflation rate (consumer prices – 2002 est.): 5.3% Labor force: approx 2.5 million Labor force - by occupation (1998 est.): Unemployment rate (2002 est.): 14.5% Budget (2001 est.): 2. Information on the Dominican Republic: KEY INDUSTRIESIndustrial production growth rate (2001 est.): 2% Electricity – production (2001): 9.186 billion kWh Electricity - production by source (2001): Electricity – consumption (2001): 8.543 billion kWh Oil – consumption (2001 est.): 129,000 bbl/day
3. Information on the Dominican Republic: AGRICULTUREMajor agricultural products:
4. Information on the Dominican Republic: EXPORTS AND IMPORTS4.1 Exports: Exports (2002 est.): $5.3 billion f.o.b. Exports - commodities: Exports –major partners (2002):
4.2 Imports: Imports (2002 est.): $8.7 billion f.o.b. Imports - commodities: Imports – major partners (2002): 5. Information on the Dominican Republic: OTHER FINANCIAL STATS.Debt – external (2002 est.): $4.8 billion Economic aid – recipient (1995): $239.6 million Currency: Dominican peso (DOP) Currency code: DOP. US $ Exchange rate (5 year variation): Dominican pesos per US dollar – Why not check TODAYS exchange rate for your currency HERE. Fiscal year: Calendar year
6. Information on the Dominican Republic: COMMUNICATIONSTelephones - main lines in use (1997): 709,000 Telephones - mobile cellular (1997): 130,149 Domestic: Relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network. International: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Radio broadcast stations (1998): AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 Television broadcast stations (1997): 25 Internet country code: .do Internet Service Providers - ISPs (2000): 24 Internet users (2002): 186,000
7. Information on the Dominican Republic: TRANSPORTRailways: Total track: 1,503 km Standard gauge (2002): 375 km 1.435-m gauge (note: 986 km also operated by sugar companies in 1.076-m, 0.889-m, and 0.762-m gauges) Narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge Highways: Total: 12,600 km Paved: 6,224 km Unpaved (1999): 6,376 km Waterways: None Pipelines: Crude oil 96 km; petroleum products 8 km Ports and harbors: Merchant marine (2002 est.): Total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT ships by type: cargo 1
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