_#_Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 79 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Dominican(s); adjective—Dominican
_#_Ethnic divisions: mostly black; some Carib indians
_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%
_#_Language: English (official); French patois widely spoken
_#_Literacy: 94% (male 94%, female 94%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)