Capital of the Dominican Republic:
Santo DomingoArea of the Dominican Republic: 48,671 km² (18,792 mi²) (
130th)
Population of the Dominican Republic: 11,427,557 (
85th)
- (2024 est.)Location: Eastern Caribbean
Languages of the Dominican Republic: Spanish (official)
Religions of the Dominican Republic: Evangelical 50.2%,
Roman Catholic 30.1%,
no religion 18.5%, unspecified 1.2% (2023 est.)
Ethnic groups of the Dominican Republic: Mixed 71.72%,
White 18.70%,
Black 7.45%,
East Asian 33%, other 0.37%, No answer 1.43% (2022 est.)
Currency:
Dominican peso (
DOP)
Calling code: (
+1)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (1):
Haiti 376 km.
Coastline: 1,288 km (800 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea
Administrative divisions of the Dominican Republic
31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia),
1 district* (distrito):
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.