Repubblica Dominicana

Exact population: 10,088,598 (July 2011 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 84.7%; male: 84.6%; female: 84.8%
Ethnicities: White 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%
Land boundaries: Total: 360 km; border countries: Haiti 360 km
Terrain: Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Extremes: Lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m; highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Imports: US 48.1%, Venezuela 13.5%, Colombia 4.8%, Mexico 4.8% (2004)
Exports: US 80%, South Korea 2.1%, Canada 1.9% (2004)
Industries: Tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco

Source: CIA World Factbook