Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Dominican Republic: Estimated Population by Region, Subregion, and Province, 1990

Region Subregion Province	Population
Cibao
Central Cibao
Espaillat	182,248
La Vega	303,047
Monsenor Nouel	124,794
Puerto Plata	229,738
Santiago	704,835
Total Central Cibao	1,544,662
Eastern Cibao
Duarte	261,725
Maria Trinidad Sanchez	125,148
Salcedo	110,216
Samana	73,002
Sanchez Ramirez	140,635
Total Eastern Cibao	710,726
Western Cibao
Dajabon	64,123
Monte Cristi	92,678
Santiago Rodriguez	61,570
Valverde	111,470
Total Western Cibao	329,841
Total Cibao	2,585,229
Southeast
Valdesia
Monte Plata	174,799
National District	2,411,895
Peravia	186,810
San Cristobal	320,921
Total Valdesia	3,094,425
Yuma
El Seibo	97,590
Hato Mayor	77,823
La Altagracia	111,241
La Romana	169,223
San Pedro de Macoris	197,862
Total Yuma	653,739
Total Southeast	3,748,164
Southwest
Del Valle
Azua	195,420
Elias Pina	72,651
San Juan	266,628
Total Del Valle	534,699
Enriquillo
Barahona	152,405
Baoruco	87,376
Independencia	43,077
Pedernales	18,896
Total Enriquillo	301,754
Total Southwest	836,453
TOTAL	7,169,846

Source: Based on information from Dominican Republic, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, La Republica Dominicana en Cifras, 1987, 14, Santo Domingo, 1987.

Table 3. Dominican Republic: Years of School Attended,Population over Twenty-five Years of Age, by Subregion, 1981

**(in percentages)**
	Number of Years of School Attended
Subregion	0	1-4	5-8	9- 12	13 and over	Total
Central Cibao	34	33	23	7	3	100
Del Valle	50	30	15	4	1	100
Eastern Cibao	39	35	19	5	2	100
Enriquillo	40	31	20	7	2	100
Valdesia	25	26	28	13	8	100
Western Cibao	35	37	21	5	2	100
Yuma	38	31	22	6	3	100
TOTAL: Dominican Republic	32	30	24	9	5	100

Source: Based on informtion from Nelson Ramirez, et al.,Poblacion y Salud en la Republica Dominicana, Estudio No. 5, Santo Domingo, 1986, 56.

Table 4. Dominican Republic: Health Facilities and Personnel by Subregion, 1981

Subregion	Private Clinics¹	Rural Clinics	Hospital Beds	Physicians	Nurses
Central Cibao	46	67	1,567	379	98
Del Valle	9	44	543	109	22
Eastern Cibao	14	57	775	174	32
Enriquillo	7	34	218	67	18
Valdesia²	8	43	543	145	36
Western Cibao	0	38	421	79	20
Yuma	10	39	432	113	22
National District	76	15	2,987	1,452	165
TOTAL	170	337	7,486	2,518	413

¹ Facilities not run by Secretariat of State for Public Health and Social Welfare (Secretaria de Estado de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social--SESPAS).
² Excluding National District.

Source: Based on information from Dominican Republic, Secretaria de Estado de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social, Politica de Salud del Gobierno de Concentracion Nacional, 1983-1986, Santo Domingo, 1983, various pages.

Table 5. Dominican Republic: Leading Causes of Death, 1982

Causes of Death	Death Rate (per 100,000)
Pulmonary circulatory disease, other forms of heart disease	32.1
Intestinal infections	23.3
Perinatal diseases, unspecified	22.3
Cardiovascular diseases	21.2
Myocardial infarction	20.5
Hypoxia, asphyxia, fetal and newborn conditions and complications	14.2
Pneumonia	12.1
Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease	12.1
Other respiratory diseases	9.9

Source: Based on information from Pan American Health Organization, Health Conditions in the Americas, 1981-84, Washington, 1986, 102.

Table 6. Dominican Republic: Production of Selected Minerals, 1980-85

Mineral	1980	1981	1982	19 83	1984	1985
Gold¹	369,603	407,813	380,254	348,065	330,000	n.a.
Silver¹	1,623	2,034	2,198	1,329	1,207	1,560²
Nickel³	18,019⁴	20,601	5,926	21,552	26,371⁴	29,000⁴
Gypsum³	259,000	225,000²	230,000⁴	230,000⁴	230,000⁴	255,000⁴

n.a.--not available.
¹ In thousands of troy ounces.
² Reported figure.
³ In short tons.
⁴ Preliminary, provisional, or estimated figure.

Source: Based on information from James W. Wilkie, David E. Lorey, and Enrique Ochoa (eds.), Statistical Abstract of LatinAmerica, 26, Los Angeles, 1988, 354, 357-58.

Table 7. Dominican Republic: Value of Exports, 1982-87

**(in millions of United States dollars¹)**
Kind of Export	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Traditional²	475	452	514	380	360	308
Free-zone	148	175	194	205	250	323
Other	294	336	358	365	363	410
TOTAL	917	963	1,066	950	973	1,041

¹ Free on board.
² Sugar and derivatives, green coffee, tobacco, and cocoa.

Source: Based on information from Centro Dominicano de Promocion de Exportaciones, Boletin Estadistico, 1987, Santo Domingo, 1988, 4, 6.

Table 8. Dominican Republic: Major Army Equipment, 1989

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
AMX-13 light tanks	France	2
M4A1 (76mm) Sherman light tanks	United States	12
AML armored cars	France	20
V-150 Commando armored personnel carriers	United States	8
M-3A1 half-track armored personnel carriers	-do-	2
M-101 105mm howitzers, towed	-do-	22
81mm mortars	-do-	n.a.
120mm mortars	-do-	24
M40 106mm recoilless launchers	-do-	n.a.

n.a.--not available.

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1988- 89, London, 1988, 194.

Table 9. Dominican Republic: Major Navy Equipment, 1989

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
Frigate
River class, modified for use as presidential yacht and cadet training ship, 1,445 tons	Canada	1
Corvettes
Cohoe class, 650 tons	United States	3
Admiral class, 650 tons	-do-	2
Large patrol craft
Argo class, 337 tons	-do-	3
PGM71 class, 130 tons	-do-	1
Capitan Alsina, wood, 100 tons	Dominican Republic	1
Swiftship, 93.5 tons	United States	2
Bellatrix class, 60 tons	-do-	4
Amphibious vessel
LCU, 150 tons	-do-	1
Tankers
Self-propelled fuel barges	-do-	2
Tugs
Various types	-do-	10
Floating dock	-do-	1

Source: Based on information from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1988- 89, London, 1988, 136-39.

Table 10. Dominican Republic: Major Air Force Equipment, 1989

Description	Country of Origin	Inventory
Combat aircraft
Cessna A-37B Dragonflies	United States	8
Transports
C-47 Douglas Dakotas	-do-	6
Beech Queen Air 80	-do-	3
Aero Commander	-do-	2
Cessna 310	-do-	1
Mitsubishi MU-2J	Japan	1
Trainers
Beech T-34B Mentors	United States	10
Beech T-41D Mescaleros	-do-	7
Helicopters
Bell 205	-do-	8
Hughes OH-6A	-do-	2
Alouette II/III	France	2
Aerospatiale SA-360	-do-	1

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1988- 89, London, 1988, 195.

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