Dominican Republic, Caribbean
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Image of Santo Domingo, capital city of Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is a Hispaniola nation with the Caribbean’s largest economy, diversified tourism, thriving free-trade zones for electronics and apparel, and a 25 % renewable-energy target by 2025.
Dominican Republic in one word would be “Merengue,” meaning dance beat.
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic armorial
Dominican Republic is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Dominican Republic administrative divisions
31 provinces (provincias),
- Azua,
- Baoruco,
- Barahona,
- Dajabón,
- Distrito Nacional*,
- Duarte,
- Elías Piña,
- El Seibo,
- Espaillat,
- Hato Mayor,
- Hermanas Mirabal,
- Independencia,
- La Altagracia,
- La Romana,
- La Vega,
- María Trinidad Sánchez,
- Monseñor Nouel,
- Monte Cristi,
- Monte Plata,
- Pedernales,
- Peravia,
- Puerto Plata,
- Samaná,
- Sánchez Ramírez,
- San Cristóbal,
- San José de Ocoa,
- San Juan,
- San Pedro de Macorís,
- Santiago,
- Santiago Rodríguez,
- Santo Domingo,
- Valverde
Easy learning about Dominican Republic |
The capital city of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent Inhabitants of Dominican Republic are called Dominicans |
Dominican Republic has a population of | 11,331,265 inhabitants within a total area of 48,730 Km2 (30,279 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Dominican Republic’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 97 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.16 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Dominican Republic HDI ranks in position nº 89 worldwide HDI of 0.776 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Dominican Republic’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 75 countries Dominican Republic passport ranks 65th 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 has a score of 503 ranks 60th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 19° 00' N, 70° 40' W Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Haiti. |
Dominican Republic Climate | tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall |
Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
Second most predominant religion | Evangelical, |
Currency name & code | Peso (DOP) |
Internet ccTLD | .do |
Dominican Republic calling code | +1-809 and 1-829 |
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