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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Capital
Santo Domingo

Area
48,380 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles), forming the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, shared with Haiti.

Language
Spanish, some English and French.

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16 Aug 2009 21:16:00 GMT
Tropical storm Ana
Tropical storm Ana is forecast to strike the Dominican Republic at about 06:00 GMT on 18 August.

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24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

24 Feb 2009 11:32:00 GMT
MAP: Global malaria 2008

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