Dominican Republic

island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Country sovereign_state Q786
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain
rugged highlands and mountains interspersed with fertile valleys
Natural resources
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Evangelical 50.2%, Roman Catholic 30.1%, none 18.5%, unspecified 1.2% (2023 est.)
Government
Government type
presidential republic
Independence
27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
National holiday
Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
Legal system
civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$276.884 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$24,200 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.3% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 52%, Switzerland 7%, Haiti 6%, China 5%, India 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 40%, China 18%, Brazil 4%, Spain 4%, Mexico 3% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Dominican Republic

Summary

Dominican Republic is a sovereign state[1]. It draws 22,806 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #84 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dominican Republic is in the country of Dominican Republic[3].
  • Dominican Republic's head of government is recorded as Luis Abinader[4].
  • Dominican Republic is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Dominican Republic's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[6].
  • Dominican Republic's instance of is recorded as island country[7].
  • Dominican Republic's instance of is recorded as country[8].
  • Dominican Republic's instance of is recorded as archipelagic state[9].
  • Dominican Republic's head of state is recorded as Luis Abinader[10].
  • Dominican Republic's capital is recorded as Santo Domingo[11].
  • Dominican Republic's official language is recorded as Spanish[12].
  • Dominican Republic's currency is recorded as Dominican peso[13].
  • Dominican Republic's shares border with is recorded as Haiti[14].
  • Dominican Republic's shares border with is recorded as Venezuela[15].
  • Dominican Republic's shares border with is recorded as United States[16].
  • Dominican Republic's shares border with is recorded as Turks and Caicos Islands[17].
  • Dominican Republic's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .do[18].
  • Dominican Republic's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of the Dominican Republic[19].
  • Santo Domingo is named after Dominican Republic[20].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Azua Province[21].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baoruco Province[22].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barahona Province[23].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dajabón Province[24].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Duarte Province[25].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elías Piña Province[26].
  • Dominican Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as El Seibo Province[27].

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Geography

Dominican Republic is in the country of it[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5]. It is part of Latin America[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[6], island country[7], country[8], and archipelagic state[9].

History and Context

Santo Domingo is named after Dominican Republic[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dominican Republic include Dominicans[29], a human population[30] and Sialomorpha dominicana[31], a monotypic fossil taxon[32].

Why It Matters

Dominican Republic draws 22,806 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #84 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include Dominicans[29], a human population[30] and Sialomorpha dominicana[31], a monotypic fossil taxon[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Constitution of the Dominican Republic. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag dominican-republic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: dominican-republic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932075|dominican republic (#289932075)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 23d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id domin02
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: domin02, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
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