Dominican Republic

Location
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
18° 28' 0.12" N, 69° 54' 0" W
Capital City:
Santo Domingo
Languages:
Spanish
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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). |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
04 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 December 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched the UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness along with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The Alliance...

03 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 November 2012: The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) recently held a technical forum discussing five case studies from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries on climate change and agriculture.
The forum was held at IICA headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica, but was also webcast so that officials and experts throughout the hemisphere could benefit from the discussion.
The case studies are from a project in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico...

03 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 November 2012: The 11 signatory countries to the Declaration on the Application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development have agreed on the “Road Map for the Formulation of an Instrument on the Application of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
The road map was agreed at the first meeting of focal points from signatory countries, which convened in November 2012, at UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)...

External Resources:
National focal point for sustainable development:
Oficina Nacional de Planificacion (ONAPLAN)
UN presence in the country:
Government:








