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Santo Domingo, capital city of Dominican Republic

Image of Santo Domingo, capital city of Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Flag

Flag of Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is located in Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Caribbean
Americas Continent
Dominican Republic has a population of 11,331,265 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Dominican Republic are called Dominicans
The country’s total area is 48,730 Km2
( 30,279 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank97
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Dominican Republic HDI ranks in position nº 82 worldwide
High Human Development
HDI of 0.766 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Dominican Republic’s passport allows visa-free entry to 75 countries
Dominican Republic passport ranks in position nº 65 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Dominican Republic GDP per capita is $11,743 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Dominican Republic ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Dominican Republic EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Moderate proficiency in English
has a score of 503
ranks 60th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 19° 00' N, 70° 40' W
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Dominican Republic Capital citySanto Domingo
Neighbouring countriesHaiti.
Dominican Republic Climatetropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionEvangelical,
Currency name & code Peso (DOP)
Internet ccTLD.do
Dominican Republic calling code+1-809 and 1-829

Dominican Republic administrative divisions

31 provinces (provincias),

  • 1 district* (distrito)

    1. Azua,
    2. Baoruco,
    3. Barahona,
    4. Dajabón,
    5. Distrito Nacional*,
    6. Duarte,
    7. Elías Piña,
    8. El Seibo,
    9. Espaillat,
    10. Hato Mayor,
    11. Hermanas Mirabal,
    12. Independencia,
    13. La Altagracia,
    14. La Romana,
    15. La Vega,
    16. María Trinidad Sánchez,
    17. Monseñor Nouel,
    18. Monte Cristi,
    19. Monte Plata,
    20. Pedernales,
    21. Peravia,
    22. Puerto Plata,
    23. Samaná,
    24. Sánchez Ramírez,
    25. San Cristóbal,
    26. San José de Ocoa,
    27. San Juan,
    28. San Pedro de Macorís,
    29. Santiago,
    30. Santiago Rodríguez,
    31. Santo Domingo,
    32. Valverde

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