Dominican+Republic

s Klarissa Havlik **Dominican Republic**

CAPITAL CITY: Santo Domingo ABSOLUTE LOCATION: [|__18°30′0″N__] [|69°59′0″W] COUNTRY POPULATION: 9,927,320 (2010) LARGEST CITY AND POPULATION: Santo Domingo (206,1200) AREA IN SQUARE MILES: 18, 704n sq mi NICKNAME: Quisqueya PRIME MINISTER: Not applicable FOREIGN MINISTER: Carlos Monrales Troncoso MOTTO: God, Fatherland, Liberty BECAME A COUNTRY: 1884 FIVE OTHER MAJOR CITIES AND POPULATIONS: Santiago(458,000), La Romana(185,500), San Pedro de Macoris(159,000), San Francisco de Macoris(133,500), San Cristobal(111,600) FIVE FAMOUS PEOPLE: Dania Ramirez: Born November 8, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Occupation: Actress. Julissa Bermudez: Born September 28, 1983 in Dominican Republic. Occupation: Actress. Aimee Carrero: Born July 15, 1988 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Occupation: Actress. Jessy Terrero: Born July 3, 1975 in Dominican Republic. Occupation: Director. Jose Guillermo Cortines: Born December 5, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. HIGHEST POINT: Pico Duarte (3,098m) BORDERING COUNTRY: Haiti AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE: 5.5 BIRTH/DEATH RATE: 4.35 deaths/1,000 population. 19.67 births/1,000 population. LIFE EXPECTANCY RATE: 73 years