Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.73 years male: 66.57 years female: 70.99 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.72 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
Ethnic divisions: white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%
Languages: Spanish
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 83%
male: 85%
female: 82%
Labor force: 2.3 million to 2.6 million
by occupation: agriculture 49%, services 33%, industry 18% (1986)
@Dominican Republic:Government
Names:
conventional long form: Dominican Republic
conventional short form: none
local long form: Republica Dominicana
local short form: none