Dominican Republic: map, capital and facts
The Dominican Republic is a country in the Caribbean, in North America. Its capital is Santo Domingo. Its official language is Spanish.
The Dominican Republic covers about 48,671 km², making it the 128th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 11.5 million people live there, the 84th-most populous.
The Dominican Republic shares land borders with 1 country: Haiti.
Where is the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean, in North America. Its centre lies at roughly 19°N, 70.66666666°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Dominican Republic is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Dominican Republic facts
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Area | 48,671 km² (128th largest) |
| Population | 11,520,487 (84th most populous) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Currency | Dominican peso ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 1 |
| Centre point | 19°N, 70.66666666°W |
Countries that border the Dominican Republic
- Haiti, capital Port-au-Prince
Other countries near the Dominican Republic
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Jamaica, about 720 km
- Bahamas, about 800 km
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 860 km
- Antigua and Barbuda, about 960 km
- Cuba, about 1,010 km
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- Continent: Americas
- Subregion: Caribbean
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 48,671 km²
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More countries in Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.