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I'm on the look-out for an interesting, quirky fact about the country -- maybe about a social trend, or Dom Rep being the world's number one in ...

All suggestions gratefully received.

Premium, hand-made cigars. #1 producer in the world.

Dominicans drink more rum than milk

Almost 65% of university students are women and nearly 70% of the university graduates this year were women.

Just off the top o' my head.....

Not so nice facts:
nearly 80% of the prostitute population are HIV positive.
Hiv/AIDS centers are Sosua/POP/Cabarete and Boca Chica/Santo Domingo
Source: National Public Health Dept.

fastest growing economy in the world: GNP growth was 8.3% in 1999

What is the population of the DR?