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.
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
See also
