Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the Caribbean region. Its capital is Santo Domingo. It has a population of about 11.5 million and an area of 48,671 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are navy blue and red, at 35.2% each.
The flag of Dominican Republic as a pie chart
- Navy blue 35.2%
- Red 35.1%
- White 29.8%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a coat of arms
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Dominican Republic at a glance
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Continent
- North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Region
- Caribbean
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Dominican peso
- National day
- February 27
- Highest point
- Pico Duarte (about 3,100 meters)
- Area
- 48,671 km²80th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 11.5 million84th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 236.7 people/km²49th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 127.4 billion66th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 11,05988th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 73.9 years101st lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from Spain
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Neighboring countries
Dominican Republic borders only one country:
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.