Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: Santo Domingo

Quick facts about Dominican Republic

Official name	Dominican Republic
Capital	Santo Domingo
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	11,331,265 people (world rank 84)
Area	48,671 km²
Density	233 people/km²
Share of world population	0.14% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$120.5 billion
Urbanisation	72.4% urban population
Life expectancy	73.7 years
Currency	Dominican peso ($) — DOP
Languages	Spanish
Internet domain	`.do`
Calling code	+1809/829/849
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$10,630 · see world ranking
Internet Users	86.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	28.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	46.6% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Dominican Republic did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Haiti

The geographic position is roughly 19°, -70.7°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.