Dominican Republic March 11, 2020 Americas , Antilles , archipelago , Atlantic Ocean , Canal de la Mona , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , Dominican Republic , esclavagisme , Francophonie , Greater Antilles , Haiti , Hispanic America , Hispaniola , hispanité , hurricane , islands , La Romana , Latin America , OIF , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , poverty , Puerto Plata , Punta Cana , Saint-Domingue , Santiago , Santo Domingo , Santo Domingo de Guzmán , South America , Spanish , Spanish language , tourism Official name Dominican Republic Name in local language República Dominicana (es) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 92e ) 10,266,149 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 0.95 % / year Area 48,311 km² Density 212.50 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 70e )81.299 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 7,650 $USD (2018) GDP growth 7.00 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 73.80 years (2018) Birth rate 19.78 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 2.34 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 6.37 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 22.90 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 97.90 % (2015) Official languages Spanish Currency Dominican Peso (DOP) HDI (ranking: 122e )0.745 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )64.71 (2018) Government Unitary presidential republic Head of State President Danilo Medina National Day 27 February (independence of 1844) ISO Codes DO, DOM Demonym Dominican Tourists (ranking ) 6,187,542 people (2017)
The Dominican Republic is a country located in the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean. It occupies about two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola , which it shares with Haiti . It is divided into 10 regions, further subdivided into 31 provinces and one district, the National District, which includes the capital Santo Domingo. Founded in 1496, Santo Domingo is the oldest continuously populated European city on the American continent.
Seaside in the Dominican Republic. Source: Most Beautiful Picture Heavenly beaches in the Dominican Republic Urban areas (2015) Urban areas Population Santo Domingo 4,263,801 inhabitants Santiago 1,007,808 inhabitants Concepción de La Vega 404,013 inhabitants Puerto Plata 328,498 inhabitants Higüey 314,916 inhabitants San Pedro de Macorís 298,633 inhabitants San Francisco de Macorís 294,906 inhabitants La Romana 260,002 inhabitants Moca 236,467 inhabitants San Juan 227,640 inhabitants Baní 191,439 inhabitants Bonao 170,208 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Cibao Nord 1,572,773 inhabitants 4,452 km² Cibao Nord-Est 635,915 inhabitants 4,125 km² Cibao Nord-Ouest 407,175 inhabitants 4,851 km² Cibao Sud 726,244 inhabitants 4,453 km² El Valle 291,090 inhabitants 4,757 km² Enriquillo 377,027 inhabitants 6,670 km² Higuamo 572,865 inhabitants 5,185 km² Métropolitaine (Metropolitana) 3,658,648 inhabitants 1,387 km² Valdesia 1,072,912 inhabitants 5,562 km² Yuma 665,594 inhabitants 5,425 km²
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