<P> Coordinates: 19 ° 00 ′ N 70 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.000 ° N 70.667 ° W ﻿ / 19.000; - 70.667 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Homeland, Freedom" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthem: Quisqueyanos Valientes Valiant Quisqueyans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Santo Domingo 19 ° 00 ′ N 70 ° 40 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.000 ° N 70.667 ° W ﻿ / 19.000; - 70.667 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups (1960) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 72.9% Mixed </Li> <Li> 16.1% White </Li> <Li> 10.9% Black </Li> <Li> 0.1% Yellow </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Dominican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary presidential republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Danilo Medina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Margarita Cedeño de Fernández </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Chamber of Deputies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Independence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> from Spain (ephemeral) </Th> <Td> December 1, 1821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> from Haiti (official) </Th> <Td> February 27, 1844 (not recognized by Haiti until November 9, 1874) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> from Spain (restoration) </Th> <Td> August 16, 1863 (recognized on March 3, 1865) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> from the United States (occupation) </Th> <Td> July 12, 1924 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 48,315 km (18,655 sq mi) (128th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water (%) </Th> <Td> 0.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 10,800,857 (86th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2010 census </Th> <Td> 9,478,612 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 224 / km (580.2 / sq mi) (65th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (PPP) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $174.180 billion (72nd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $17,096 (76th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (nominal) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $76.850 billion (67th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $7,543 (74th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini (2012) </Th> <Td> 47.1 high </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI (2015) </Th> <Td> 0.732 high 99th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Peso (DOP) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Standard Time Caribbean (UTC − 4: 00) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 1 - 809, + 1 - 829, + 1 - 849 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> DO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. do </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> Race was dropped from the census after 1960 . </Li> <Li> Including Arabs as well . </Li> <Li> A covenant was signed between two commissions from both countries on July 26, 1867, but it did not enter into force because it was not approved by the Senate of Haiti . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Sources for area, capital, coat of arms, coordinates, flag, language, motto and names: For an alternate area figure of 48,730 km, calling code 809 and Internet TLD: </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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