Official Name  Dominican Republic

Capital    Santo Domingo

Geography  Between  68´ 19´´ and 72´ 31´´ Longitudes West

  Between  17´ 36´´ and  19´ 56´´ Latitudes North

Land Boundaries  

  North: Atlantic Ocean 

  South: Caribbean Sea

  East: the Mona Passage ("Mona Canal"),

  West: Border country Republic of Haiti 

Demographic area    48,730Km2

Population  9, 378,818 (2010)

Official language    Spanish 

Religion   Catholic (95%)

Provinces and District     Is divided into 31provinces and National District

Government   Unitary and Democratic Republic or Representative   Democracy

President  Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna

Foreign Minister      Ing. Carlos Morales Troncoso

Climate    Tropical

Temperature    The annual average temperature is 77 °F (25 °C)

Currency  Dominican Peso