Dominican Republic
Missionaries
Adrian and Sharon Thomas
• Involvement: Leadership training; relief
• Website: http://www.everydayministries.com
• City: Nagua
Phil and Donna Williams
• Involvement: medical clinics, building projects
• website: http://www.servantsheartdr.org
• City: Sosua
Ryan deWeerd
• Involvement: Bible teaching, worship, evangelism, construction
• website: http://www.everydayministries.com
• City: Nagua
Official Title: Dominican Republic
General Information
Capital: Santo Domingo Population (million): 8.776 Total Area: 48,730 km2 Currency: 1 CAN$ = 31.57 Dominican Peso (DOP)(2007) National Holiday: February 27 (Independence Day) Language(s): Spanish
Political Information
Type of State: Representative democracy
Type of Government: Representative democracy; bicameral Congress with a 32 member Senate and 150-member Chamber of Deputies; both houses are directly elected; elections are held every 4 years; 32 provinces and 1 national district.
Head of State: President Leonel Fernandez Reyna
Head of Government: President Leonel Fernandez Reyna
Ministers: Vice President: Rafael Alburquerque de Castro Foreign Relations: Carlos Morales Troncoso Industry & Commerce: José Ramón Fadul
Main Political Parties: ( # of seats in Chamber/Senate) PLD - Dominican Liberation Party: 96/22 PRD - Dominican Revolutionary Party: 60/7 PRSC - Reformist Social Christian Party: 22/3
Elections: Next Presidential: 2012
Economic Information
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for 2007. If listed as '0' or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
GDP: ($ billion) 44.05
GDP per capita: ($) 5020
GDP growth rate: (%) 9.11
Inflation: (%) 6.14
Unemployment: (%) 0
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports to country: $198,080,116 Canadian imports from country: $113,365,531 FDI in Canada:$ million CDI in Dominican Republic:$ 1145 million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada: Ambassador Luis Arias
Canadian Representation Abroad: Ambassador Patricia Fortier
Missionaries
Adrian and Sharon Thomas
• Involvement: Leadership training; relief
• Website: http://www.everydayministries.com
• City: Nagua
Phil and Donna Williams
• Involvement: medical clinics, building projects
• website: http://www.servantsheartdr.org
• City: Sosua
Ryan deWeerd
• Involvement: Bible teaching, worship, evangelism, construction
• website: http://www.everydayministries.com
• City: Nagua
Official Title: Dominican Republic
General Information
Capital: Santo Domingo Population (million): 8.776 Total Area: 48,730 km2 Currency: 1 CAN$ = 31.57 Dominican Peso (DOP)(2007) National Holiday: February 27 (Independence Day) Language(s): Spanish
Political Information
Type of State: Representative democracy
Type of Government: Representative democracy; bicameral Congress with a 32 member Senate and 150-member Chamber of Deputies; both houses are directly elected; elections are held every 4 years; 32 provinces and 1 national district.
Head of State: President Leonel Fernandez Reyna
Head of Government: President Leonel Fernandez Reyna
Ministers: Vice President: Rafael Alburquerque de Castro Foreign Relations: Carlos Morales Troncoso Industry & Commerce: José Ramón Fadul
Main Political Parties: ( # of seats in Chamber/Senate) PLD - Dominican Liberation Party: 96/22 PRD - Dominican Revolutionary Party: 60/7 PRSC - Reformist Social Christian Party: 22/3
Elections: Next Presidential: 2012
Economic Information
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for 2007. If listed as '0' or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
GDP: ($ billion) 44.05
GDP per capita: ($) 5020
GDP growth rate: (%) 9.11
Inflation: (%) 6.14
Unemployment: (%) 0
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports to country: $198,080,116 Canadian imports from country: $113,365,531 FDI in Canada:$ million CDI in Dominican Republic:$ 1145 million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada: Ambassador Luis Arias
Canadian Representation Abroad: Ambassador Patricia Fortier
