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The Dominican Republic: Country profile

2017; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1787/9789264264144-2-en

2219-0414

Canadian Policy and Governance

The Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces and the "Distrito Nacional", where the capital, Santo Domingo, is situated. The provinces are political and administrative units that facilitate delegation of the authority of the central government at intermediate level.