DO
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic sits in Caribbean and uses DOP - Dominican peso ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Santo Domingo
Population
11.5M
Area
48.7K km2
Population
11.5M
11,532,151 people
Area
48.7K km2
48,671 square kilometers
Density
237/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Santo Domingo
18.47, -69.9
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Dominican Republic, officially listed here as Dominican Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Dominican Republic, DO, DOM, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Dominican Republic is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 11,532,151 people and a land area of 48,671 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 237 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 19, -70.66666666, while the capital coordinate reference is 18.47, -69.9. Dominican Republic shares listed land borders with HTI, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Santo Domingo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Santo Domingo, Santiago, Santo Domingo Este, Puerto Plata and La Vega. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Dominican Republic, capital of Dominican Republic, and major urban areas in Dominican Republic. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Dominican Republic uses calling code +1, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists DOP - Dominican peso ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as DOM. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Dominican Republic profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
DO / DOM
Top-level domains
.do
Continents
North America
Border countries
HTI
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
DOM
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Dominican Republic is represented by the DO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Santo Domingo
Ozama
4,274,651
primary
#2
Santiago
Cibao Norte
1,343,423
admin
#3
Santo Domingo Este
Ozama
948,855
admin
#4
Puerto Plata
Cibao Norte
338,339
admin
#5
La Vega
Cibao Sur
282,055
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+1
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39
2024