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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country in the Caribbean. About 10.6 million people live there, in an area of 48 671 square kilometres. Its capital city is Santo Domingo.
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Where is the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 2 115 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 1 288 km long.
It shares a border with 1 country: Haiti.
How big is the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic covers 48 671 square kilometres.
That is about 19 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 128th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 218.3 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in the Dominican Republic?
About 10.6 million people live in the Dominican Republic.
That is the 86th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Spanish.
They pay with the Dominican peso ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 73 years.
The land of the Dominican Republic
The land of the Dominican Republic sits on average 424 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 1 288 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 64 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes the Dominican Republic different?
Dishes the country is known for: rice, red beans and and meat.
Websites from here often end in .do.
The Dominican Republic and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in the Dominican Republic.
It takes up about 0.04 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Americas the country ranks 22nd of 35 by size, and 15th by population.
The Dominican Republic and its neighbours
The Dominican Republic is about 1.8 times the size of Haiti, its only neighbour.
Haiti has more people: 11.1 million against 10.6 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 2 live wild in the Dominican Republic: Humpback whale and Black widow. The highest mountain in the country is Pico Duarte, at 3 101 metres. The longest river in the country is the Yaque del Norte. The largest lake in the country is Lake Enriquillo.
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How big is the Dominican Republic compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 193 times as big as the Dominican Republic: 9 372 610 km² against 48 671 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 5 times as big as the Dominican Republic: 242 900 km² against 48 671 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in the Dominican Republic?
About 10.6 million people live in the Dominican Republic, which makes it the 86th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic borders Haiti — 1 neighbour in total.
How big is the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic covers 48 671 square kilometres, making it the 128th largest country in the world. That is about 19 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in the Dominican Republic?
The highest mountain in the Dominican Republic is Pico Duarte, 3 101 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in the Dominican Republic?
The longest river in the Dominican Republic is the Yaque del Norte, about 296 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in the Dominican Republic?
The largest lake in the Dominican Republic is Lake Enriquillo. It covers about 375 km².
Which continent is the Dominican Republic in?
The Dominican Republic is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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