Dominican Republic

Official name: Dominican Republic
Also known as: República Dominicana (Spanish)

Flag of Dominican Republic
Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
Area 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)
Time zone: UTC-04:00 (AST)
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
Dominican Republic Map

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.

Geographynote: Shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern five-eighths is the Dominican Republic, western three-eighths is Haiti).

Natural resources: Nickel, bauxite, gold, silver, arable land.