Dominican Republic

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Population: 9,226,157
GDP: $78 billion (2008 est.)
Total Area: 48,670 sq km
Annual carbon emissions per capita: 1.89
Annual carbon emissions as percent of world's total: .0597%

“The country has been impacted by changes in the precipitation cycles and by an increase in sea level, with the latter causing exposure of the coastal infrastructure of the country. The intensity of hurricanes has raised since the 70’s and appears to be very much related to increases in the temperature of the sea surface”, explained Vergara.
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“Low Carbon, High Growth: Latin America Responses to Climate Change”
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/02/27/000334955_20090227082022/Rendered/PDF/476040PUB0Low0101Official0Use0Only1.pdf