Country Profile
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Name: For most of its history (up until independence), the country was known as Santo Domingo — the name of its present capital and patron saint, Saint Dominic—and continued to be commonly known as such in English until the early 20th century.[33] The residents were called Dominicanos (Dominicans), which is the adjective form of “Domingo,” and the revolutionaries named their newly independent country La República Dominicana.
Date of Membership in CCLEC: (1992 – Panama)
Motto: “Dios, Patria, Libertad”
Status: Independent
Area: 48,442 km2 (18,704 miles2)
GDP: 2016 estimate – $160.86 billion (PPP)
Population: 2016 est. : 10,075,045
Capital City: Santo Domingo
Official Language: Spanish
Currency: Peso (DOP)
