Dominican Republic

Location

Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
18° 28' 0.12" N, 69° 54' 0" W
Capital City: 
Santo Domingo
Languages: 
Spanish
Category: Social
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education 85.90000000000001 92.3 91 89 81.5 82.2 79.7 84.7 MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage 16.1 16.1 16.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 87 88.23999999999999 World Bank
Category: Land
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha) 2,515 2,515 2,515 2,517 2,517 2,517 2,517 2,517 2,500 FAO
Forest area (sq km) 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 World Bank
Forest area (% of land area) 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.48 World Bank
Category: Demographics
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Country population 8,829,830 8,970,380 9,111,140 9,252,030 9,392,870 9,533,440 9,673,760 9,813,690 9,952,710 10,090,200 World Bank
Population annual growth 1.59861 1.57919 1.55699 1.53459 1.51076 1.48548 1.46107 1.43614 1.4067 1.37148 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 120 100 100 World Bank
Category: Indices
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
HDI - Human Development Index 0.624 0.638 0.646 0.651 0.656 0.66 0.663 UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).
Category: Economy
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 4,770 4,890 5,180 5,080 5,110 5,850 6,620 7,330 7,860 8,110 World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI 0.24 0.45 0.57 0.35 0.42 0.25 0.16 0.31 0.35 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$) 1,839,000,000 1,982,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,325,400,000 2,501,200,000 2,719,200,000 3,084,300,000 3,413,900,000 3,487,000,000 UN Data
Category: Energy
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Electric power consumption (kWh) 6 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) 1,355 1,438 1,438 1,443 1,475 1,438 1,414 1,419 World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) 81.61 80.78 81.28 80.59999999999999 78.97 79.23 80.16 80.48999999999999 World Bank
Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) 20,117 20,235 21,500 21,533 19,970 19,893 20,359 20,759 MDG Database (CDIAC Data)
Category: Freshwater
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Improved water source (% of population with access) 87 87 86 World Bank
Category: Biodiversity
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies: 
Title Programme Name Programme Description Year
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Dominican Republic First national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Strategy Description 2004
NBSAP - Dominican Republic Dominican Republic: Fourth National Report on the Biodiversity Strategy Description 2010
NSDS - Dominican Republic
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
7 April 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released an addendum (FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/MISC.1/Add.4) to document FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/MISC.1 and Add.1.3, comprising two further submissions on ideas and proposals on the elements contained in paragraphs 1 of the Bali Action Plan. The first proposal concerns Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks and was jointly...
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
11 January 2010: The UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched the Fund for Gender Equality, which will provide grants to support initiatives worldwide to empower women and to promote their political participation and property rights. The grants support Government and civil society partnerships, and focus on vulnerable women including indigenous women, high-risk groups and those affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as women who are small farmers facing food insecurity and exposed to the...
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
25 September 2010: The general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 65th session started on 23-25 September 2010, in New York, US, with several speakers addressing issues related to climate change, disasters and small island developing States (SIDS). In their statements, the representatives of the Governments of Marshall Islands, the Federated Stated of Micronesia and Kiribati highlighted the vulnerability of SIDS to climate change. They appealed to UN member States to address this...
External Resources: 

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National focal point for sustainable development: 
Oficina Nacional de Planificacion (ONAPLAN)