Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo · Caribbean
Dominican Republic is a country in North America. Its capital city is Santo Domingo, the official currency is the Dominican Peso, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 11.3 million people spread over 48,671 km², Dominican Republic is the 83rd most populous country in the world and the 128th largest by area. That works out at about 232 people per square kilometre.
Dominican Republic shares land borders with Haiti — its only land neighbour. Its largest urban centres are Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros and La Romana. The highest point in the country is Pico Duarte, at 3,098 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Slovakia, while its population is closest to that of Jordan.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 11,300,000
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Currency
- Dominican Peso
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Pico Duarte
3,098 m - Land borders
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Dominican Republic: things worth knowing
- The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.
- Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the entire Caribbean.
- Santo Domingo was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496.
Dominican Republic in context
North America has 23 sovereign countries in total. Dominican Republic ranks 6th among them by population.
See the full list of North America countries, or browse all 195 countries.