On Dominican Republic

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OVERVIEW

Official Name: Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Type of Government: Democratic Republic
Head of State: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna
Head of Government: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna
Foreign Minister: Carlos MORALES Troncoso
Population: 9,507,133 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 48,380 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $61,79 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per capita PPP: $7,000 (2007 Estimate)
Government Website: www.presidencia.gob.do
Ambassador to the U.S.: Flavio Dario ESPINAL
Washington Embassy Address:
1715 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Wellington BENCOSME
Washington Embassy Website: www.domrep.org
U.S. Ambassador to Dominica: Paul Robert FANNIN
U.S. Embassy Website in Dominica: www.usemb.gov.do

Source: CIA World Factbook.

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