Head of state: President Leonel Fernàndez Reyna
Head of government: Leonel Fernàndez Reyna
Type of state: presidential republic
Land area: 48,730 km2
Capital: Santo Domingo
Population: 10,1 million (2012 est.)
Language/s: Spanish
Currency: Dominican peso (DOP)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2011 est.: USD 54,.4bn
Change over previous year: +4,5%
Per capita GDP 2011 est.: USD 5'406
Swiss colony 2011: 1,963 persons
Swiss exports 2011 est.: CHF 24 million
Change over previous year: +5,1%
Swiss imports 2011 est.: CHF 11 million
Change over previous year: 0%