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| Country name |
conventional long form: dominican republic conventional short form: none local long form: republica dominicana local short form: none |
| Government type | representative democracy |
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Administrative divisions | 31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde |
| Independence | 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 February (1844) |
| Constitution | 28 November 1966 |
| Legal system | based on French civil codes; undergoing modification in 2004 towards an accusatory system |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president leonel fernandez reyna (since 16 august 2004); vice president rafael alburquerque de castro (since 16 august 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president leonel fernandez reyna (since 16 august 2004); vice president rafael alburquerque de castro (since 16 august 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: cabinet nominated by the president elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 16 may 2004 (next to be held in may 2008) election results: leonel fernandez elected president; percent of vote - leonel fernandez (pld) 57.1%, rafael hipolito mejia dominguez (prd) 33.7%, eduardo estrella (prsc) 8.7% |
| Legislative branch | bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: senate - last held 16 may 2002 (next to be held na may 2006); chamber of deputies - last held 16 may 2002 (next to be held na may 2006) election results: senate - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - prd 29, pld 2, prsc 1; chamber of deputies - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - prd 73, pld 41, prsc 36 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges are elected by a Council made up of members of the legislative and executive branches with the president presiding) |
| Political parties and leaders | Dominican Liberation Party or PLD [Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna]; Dominican Revolutionary Party or PRD [Hatuey DE CAMPS]; Social Christian Reformist Party or PRSC [Eduardo ESTRELLA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Collective of Popular Organizations or COP; Citizen Participation Group (Participacion Ciudadania) |
| International organization participation | ACP, Caricom (observer), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador hugo guiliani cury consulate(s): mobile and ponce (puerto rico) consulate(s) general: boston, chicago, jacksonville, mayaguez (puerto rico), miami, new orleans, new york, philadelphia, san francisco, and san juan (puerto rico) FAX: [1] (202) 265-8057 telephone: [1] (202) 332-6280 chancery: 1715 22nd street nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador hans h. hertell embassy: corner of calle cesar nicolas penson and calle leopoldo navarro, santo domingo mailing address: unit 5500, apo aa 34041-5500 telephone: [1] (809) 221-2171 FAX: [1] (809) 686-7437 |
| Flag description | a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon |
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