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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic · República Dominicana

Capital
Santo Domingo
Population
11.5 million 2025
Area
48,671 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of Dominican RepublicDOMINICANREPUBLICSanto DomingoNorthAtlantic OceanCaribbean Sea0100 km
Dominican Republic hatched, Santo Domingo marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 18.8°N 70.2°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

The Dominican Republic lies in the Caribbean, and its one land border is with Haiti. Its area of 48,671 km² puts it 128th in the world and 22nd of 35 in the Americas.

About 11.5 million people lived in the Dominican Republic in 2025, according to the World Bank, 84th of 194 countries. Density is 237 people per km². 72.5% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$11,059 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 79th of 191 and 18th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 73.9 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 253 km, between 17.6°N and 19.9°N. Santo Domingo's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 560 km from Australia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population11,520,4872025, World Bank84th of 19414th of 35
Area48,671 km²world-countries128th of 19522nd of 35
GDPUS$127.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$64th of 19110th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$11,0592025, World Bank, current US$79th of 19118th of 35
Population density237 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries43rd of 1949th of 35
Life expectancy73.9 years2024, World Bank95th of 19420th of 35
Urban population72.5%2025, World Bank65th of 19416th of 35
Forest area46.7% of land2024, World Bank57th of 19419th of 35
Population growth+0.81% a year2025, World Bank110th of 19415th of 35
Internet users91.0%2024, World Bank50th of 1886th of 35
Fertility rate2.22 births per woman2024, World Bank87th of 1948th of 35
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19522nd of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSlovakia, Costa Rica and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Closest in populationJordan, United Arab Emirates and Haiti

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Haiti257 km
    Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Santo Domingo
18.47°N 69.90°W
Northernmost latitude
19.91°N
Southernmost latitude
17.64°N
Westernmost longitude
72.00°W
Easternmost longitude
68.34°W
North to south
about 253 km
Antipode of Santo Domingo
18.47°S 110.10°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 560 km from the nearest land (Australia)