Dominican Republic: Forest Cover, 2005
| Total Land Area (ha) | 4,838,000 | | Total Forest Area (ha) | 1,376,000 | | Percent Forest Cover | 28.44% | | Primary Forest Cover (ha) | - | | Primary Forest, % total forest | - | | Primary Forest, % total land | - | | Other wooded land (ha) | 678,000 |
Dominican Republic : Forest types
| Tropical (% forest area) | 100% | | Subtropical (% forest area) | 0% | | Temperate (% forest area) | 0% | | Boreal/polar (% forest area) | 0% |
Dominican Republic: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
| Primary forest (ha | %) | - | - | | Modified natural (ha | %) | - | - | | Semi-natural (ha | %) | - | - | | Production plantation (ha | %) | - | - | | Production plantation (ha | %) | - | - |
Dominican Republic: Change in Forest Cover
| TOTAL FOREST COVER | | Forest 1990 (ha) | 1,376,000 | | Forest 2000 (ha) | 1,376,000 | | Forest 2005 (ha) | 1,376,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Change in rate (%) | #DIV/0! | | PRIMARY FOREST COVER | | Primary 1990 (ha) | - | | Primary 2000 (ha) | - | | Primary 2005 (ha) | - | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | - | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | - | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | - | | Change in rate (%) | - | | OTHER WOODED LAND | | Other 1990 (ha) | 678,000 | | Other 2000 (ha) | 678,000 | | Other 2005 (ha) | 678,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Change in rate (%) | #DIV/0! | | PLANTATIONS | | Other 1990 (ha) | - | | Other 2000 (ha) | - | | Other 2005 (ha) | - | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | - | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | - | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | - | | Change in rate (%) | - | TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations | | Other 1990 (ha) | 2,054,000 | | Other 2000 (ha) | 2,054,000 | | Other 2005 (ha) | 2,054,000 | | Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %) | - | 0.00% | | Change in rate (%) | #DIV/0! |
Dominican Republic: Primary
| Primary or "old-growth" vegetation | | Primary Forest 2005 (ha) | - | | Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) | - | | Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha) | 0 | | Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area) | 0.00% |
Dominican Republic: Forest designation
| Ownership of forest land, 2000 | | Public (%) | - | | Private (%) | - | | Other (%) | - | | Ownership of other wooded land, 2000 | | Public (%) | - | | Private (%) | - | | Other (%) | - | | Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005 | | Production (%) | - | | Protection (%) | - | | Conservation (%) | - | | Social Services (%) | - | | Multiple Services (%) | - | | None of Unknown (%) | - |
Dominican Republic: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
| Forest Area annually affected by | | Fire (%) | - | | Insects (ha) | - | | Diseases (ha) | - | | Other (ha) | - |
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Dominican Republic: Biodiversity - Plants
| Growing stock composition | 3 most common species
% of total growing stock | - | | Growing stock composition | 3 most common species
% of total growing stock | - | | Number of Native tree species | | | Native tree species | - | | Number of tree species in IUCN red list | | Critically Endangered | | 2 | | Endangered | 8 | | Vulnerable | 20 | | Vascular Plant Species, 2004 | | Total | 5657 | | Number endemic | 1800 | | Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004 | | Species threatened | 30 |
Dominican Republic: Value of forests
| Biomass stock in forest, 2005 | | Above-ground biomass (M t) | 132 | | Below-ground biomass (M t) | 32 | | Dead wood (M t) | 24 | | Total (M t) | 188 | | Carbon stock in forest, 2005 | | Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t) | 66 | | Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t) | 16 | | Carbon in dead wood (M t) | 12 | | Carbon in litter (M t) | - | | Soil carbon (M t) | - | | Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005 | | Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr) | | 1990-2000 | 0 | | 2000-2005 | 0 | | Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005 | | Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr) | | 1990-2000 | 0 | | 2000-2005 | 0 | | Wood removal 2005 | | Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m) | 7 | | Wood fuel (1000 cubic m) | 639 | | Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m) | 646 | | Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock) | 1 | | Plant products 2005 | | Food (t) | - | | Fodder (t) | - | | Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t) | - | | Raw material for colorants and dyes (t) | - | | Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t) | - | | Ornamental plants (t) | - | | Exudates (t) | - | | Other plant products (t) | - | | Animal products 2005 | | Living animals (units) | - | | Hides, skins and trophies (units) | - | | Wild honey and bee-wax (t) | - | | Bush meat (t) | - | | Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t) | - | | Raw material for colorants and dyes (t) | - | | Other edible animal products (t) | - | | Other non-edible animal products (t) | - | | Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005 | | Industrial roundwood (US$) | - | | Wood fuel (US$) | - | | Non-wood forest products (US$) | - | | Total value (US$) | - | | Total value ($USD/ha) | $- | | Employment in forestry 2000 | | Total people employed | n.s. |
Dominican Republic : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
| Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 556 | | Imports | 0 | | Exports | - | | Consumption | 556 | | Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 6 | | Imports | 9 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 15 | | Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | 0 | | Imports | 336 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 336 | | Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 | | Production | - | | Imports | 44 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 44 | | Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 | | Production | - | | Imports | 0 | | Exports | - | | Consumption | 0 | | Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 | | Production | 130 | | Imports | 182 | | Exports | 0 | | Consumption | 312 |
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Dominican Republic: Environment
| Environment - current issues | water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation | | Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea | | Natural hazards | lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts |
Dominican Republic: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 22.65%
permanent crops: 10.33%
other: 67.02% (2001) | | Natural resources | nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
Dominican Republic: Economy
| Economy - overview: | The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean representative democracy which enjoyed GDP growth of more than 7% in 1998-2000. Growth subsequently plummeted as part of the global economic slowdown. Although the country has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in tourism and free trade zones. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GNP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of national income. Growth turned negative in 2003 with reduced tourism, a major bank fraud, and limited growth in the US economy (the source of about 85% of export revenues), but recovered in 2004 and 2005. Resumption of a badly needed IMF loan, slowed due to government repurchase of electrical power plants, is basic to the restoration of social and economic stability. Newly elected President FERNANDEZ in mid-2004 promised belt-tightening reform. His administration has passed tax reform and arranged a $600 million IMF standby arrangement in March 20005 to ease the country's fiscal situation. Although the economy continues to grow at a respectable rate, inflation and unemployment remain the two biggest challenges. | | GDP - per capita | $6,500 (2005 est.) | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | 4.1% (2005 est.) | | Agriculture - products | sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: 10.7%, industry: 31.5%, services: 57.8% (2003) | | Industries | tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco | | Economic aid - recipient | $239.6 million (1995) | | Debt - external | $7.907 billion (2005 est.) | | Population below poverty line (%) | 25% | | Labor force - by occupation (%) | agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% (1998 est.) |
Dominican Republic: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 8,950,034 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 1.29% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 185.0 | | Percent rural (2003) | 40.7% | | Median age (years) | total: 23.88 years | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 2.86 (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups (%) | white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73% |
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Dominican Republic: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | 901,800 (2003) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | 2,120,400 (2003) | | Roadways (km) | total: 12,600 km
paved: 6,224 km
unpaved: 6,376 km (1999) |
Dominican Republic: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 71.44 years
male: 69.94 years
female: 73.03 years (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | 32.38 deaths/1,000 live births | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | 1.7% (2003 est.) |
Dominican Republic
: References & Data Sources
 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com
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