Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is an island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Santo Domingo. About 11 million people live there (2022). It covers 48,671 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- People (2022)
- 11 million
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Currency
- Dominican peso
Dominican Republic at a glance
- In its own language
- República Dominicana
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 10,760,028 (2022)
- Area
- 48,671 km² (18,792 mi²)
- People are called
- Dominican
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Dominican peso
- GDP (nominal)
- US$114 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 74 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.767 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 39.6 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 15% (2014)
- Head of state
- Luis Abinader (since 2020)
- Head of government
- Luis Abinader (since 2020)
- Country codes
- DO, DOM
- Calling code
- +1809, +1829, +1849
- Internet domain
- .do
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00, America/Santo Domingo
- Coordinates
- 18.8°, -70.2°
The Dominican Republic and its neighbours
The Dominican Republic borders Haiti, Venezuela, United States and Turks and Caicos Islands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Dominican Republic
- Neighbours
Divisions of the Dominican Republic
- Azua Province
- Baoruco Province
- Barahona Province
- Dajabón Province
- Duarte Province
- ElÃas Piña Province
- El Seibo Province
- Espaillat Province
- Hato Mayor Province
- Independencia
- La Altagracia Province
- La Romana
- La Vega Province
- MarÃa Trinidad Sánchez Province
- Monseñor Nouel Province
- Monte Cristi Province
- Monte Plata Province
- Pedernales Province
- Peravia Province
- Puerto Plata Province
- Hermanas Mirabal Province
- Samaná Province
- Sánchez RamÃrez Province
- San Cristóbal Province
- San José de Ocoa Province
- San Juan Province
- San Pedro de MacorÃs
- Santiago Province
- Santiago RodrÃguez Province
- Santo Domingo Province
- Valverde Province
- Distrito Nacional
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration
- Caribbean Forum
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
and 8 more organisations.
How far are you from the Dominican Republic?
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Questions
What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
What is the population of the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic has about 10,760,028 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic covers 48,671 square kilometres (18,792 square miles).
What currency does the Dominican Republic use?
The Dominican peso.
What language is spoken in the Dominican Republic?
The official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish.
Which countries border the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic shares a border with Haiti, Venezuela, United States and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.