Dominican Republic
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola: Haiti is the western part, with two long peninsulas.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Continent
- North America
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- the Caribbean
- Land neighbours
- Haiti
- Population
- 11,520,487 (2025)
- Total area
- 48,670 km² (CIA World Factbook)
- Centre of main landmass
- 18.9° N, 70.5° W
The Dominican Republic at a glance
The Dominican Republic is a country in North America, in the Caribbean. Its capital is Santo Domingo. Its only land neighbour is Haiti.
Flag of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
The Dominican Republic in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 11,520,487 | 84thof 195 | 6thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · CIA World Factbook | 48,670 km² | 128thof 194 | 10thof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $127.4B | 63rdof 182 | 4thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $11,059 | 74thof 182 | 13thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 73.9 years | 96thof 195 | 12thof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.22 | 87thof 195 | 4thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $489 | 95thof 191 | 16thof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 72.5% | 65thof 195 | 9thof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 91.0% | 50thof 180 | 4thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 45.0% | 55thof 191 | 10thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.99 t | 82ndof 181 | 7thof 23 |
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The Dominican Republic compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 11,520,487 | 48,670 km²CIA World Factbook | $11,059 |
| Haiti | 11,906,095 | 27,750 km² | $2,694 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Dominican Republic · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Total area: CIA World Factbook · Official total, used instead of the World Bank figure, which also counts coastal or internal sea waters.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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