Capital : Santo Domingo
Major Language(s) : Spanish
Largest City : Santo Domingo
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 3166
Currency : peso
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 14907
Area (km²) : 48511
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 8365
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 167
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1841
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 62
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 2,7
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.