Dominican Republic, DO
Dominican Republic: Island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
About
Quick Facts about Dominican Republic
Population : | 10,403,761 |
Country : | Dominican Republic |
Different from : | Dominica |
Head of government : | President of the Dominican Republic |
Plate code : | DOM |
Area : | 48670.82 km2 |
Official name : | República Dominicana, la République dominicaine |
Continent : | North America |
Northernmost point : | Point(-71.0 19.93) |
Legislative body : | Congress of the Dominican Republic |
Named for : | Lima, Santo Domingo |
Official language : | Spanish |
Capital : | Santo Domingo |
Establishment : | January 01, 1844 (180 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC−04:00 |
Local time : | 17:48:53 (9th November 2024) |
Geography
Dominican Republic is located at 19°0'0"N 70°40'0"W (19.0, -70.6666667). It has 3 neighbors: Venezuela, Haiti and United States.
Dominican Republic map
The largest city of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo with a population of 2,201,941. Other cities include, Santiago de los Caballeros population 1,142,947, San Pedro de Macorís population 217,899, La Romana population 208,437 and Santa Cruz de Barahona population 138,159. See all Dominican Republic cities & populated places.
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Official website of Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic has 3 neighbours.
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Independent country in northern South America
- Republic of Haiti island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
- United States Independent country in North America
- San Juan Province
- Baoruco Province
- Hermanas Mirabal Province
- Azua Province
- La Altagracia Province
- Santo Domingo Province
- Santiago Rodríguez Province
- Hato Mayor Province
- Espaillat Province
- El Seibo Province
- Monte Cristi Province
- Pedernales Province
- Duarte Province
- San José de Ocoa Province
- Santiago Province
- Samaná Province
- Independencia
- Elías Piña Province
- San Pedro de Macorís
- San Cristóbal Province
- Monte Plata Province
- Monseñor Nouel Province
- Barahona Province
- Sánchez Ramírez Province
- María Trinidad Sánchez Province
- Santo Domingo
- La Romana Province
- Dajabón Province
- Peravia Province
- Valverde Province
- Puerto Plata Province
- La Vega Province
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1960 | 3,311,788 | - | estimation process |
1961 | 3,424,702 | 3.3% | estimation process |
1962 | 3,540,319 | 3.27% | estimation process |
1963 | 3,658,264 | 3.22% | estimation process |
1964 | 3,778,110 | 3.17% | estimation process |
1965 | 3,899,504 | 3.11% | estimation process |
1966 | 4,022,212 | 3.05% | estimation process |
1967 | 4,146,104 | 2.99% | estimation process |
1968 | 4,271,065 | 2.93% | estimation process |
1969 | 4,397,027 | 2.86% | estimation process |
1970 | 4,523,917 | 2.8% | estimation process |
1971 | 4,651,703 | 2.75% | estimation process |
1972 | 4,780,283 | 2.69% | estimation process |
1973 | 4,909,454 | 2.63% | estimation process |
1974 | 5,038,976 | 2.57% | estimation process |
1975 | 5,168,720 | 2.51% | estimation process |
1976 | 5,298,530 | 2.45% | estimation process |
1977 | 5,428,547 | 2.4% | estimation process |
1978 | 5,559,298 | 2.35% | estimation process |
1979 | 5,691,517 | 2.32% | estimation process |
1980 | 5,825,715 | 2.3% | estimation process |
1981 | 5,962,066 | 2.29% | estimation process |
1982 | 6,100,385 | 2.27% | estimation process |
1983 | 6,240,380 | 2.24% | estimation process |
1984 | 6,381,602 | 2.21% | estimation process |
1985 | 6,523,696 | 2.18% | estimation process |
1986 | 6,666,429 | 2.14% | estimation process |
1987 | 6,809,797 | 2.11% | estimation process |
1988 | 6,953,918 | 2.07% | estimation process |
1989 | 7,099,011 | 2.04% | estimation process |
1990 | 7,245,127 | 2.02% | estimation process |
1991 | 7,392,389 | 1.99% | estimation process |
1992 | 7,540,421 | 1.96% | estimation process |
1993 | 7,688,196 | 1.92% | estimation process |
1994 | 7,834,359 | 1.87% | estimation process |
1995 | 7,977,966 | 1.8% | estimation process |
1996 | 8,118,570 | 1.73% | estimation process |
1997 | 8,256,496 | 1.67% | estimation process |
1998 | 8,392,534 | 1.62% | estimation process |
1999 | 8,527,881 | 1.59% | estimation process |
2000 | 8,663,421 | 1.56% | estimation process |
2001 | 8,799,298 | 1.54% | estimation process |
2002 | 8,935,261 | 1.52% | estimation process |
2003 | 9,071,318 | 1.5% | estimation process |
2004 | 9,207,389 | 1.48% | estimation process |
2005 | 9,343,362 | 1.46% | estimation process |
2006 | 9,479,269 | 1.43% | estimation process |
2007 | 9,615,015 | 1.41% | estimation process |
2008 | 9,750,195 | 1.39% | estimation process |
2009 | 9,884,265 | 1.36% | estimation process |
2010 | 10,016,797 | 1.32% | estimation process |
2011 | 10,147,598 | 1.29% | estimation process |
2012 | 10,276,621 | 1.26% | estimation process |
2013 | 10,403,761 | 1.22% | estimation process |
2014 | 10,165,178 | -2.35% | (Worldbank) |
2015 | 10,281,680 | 1.13% | (Worldbank) |
2016 | 10,397,743 | 1.12% | (Worldbank) |
2017 | 10,513,131 | 1.1% | (Worldbank) |
2018 | 10,627,165 | 1.07% | (Worldbank) |
2019 | 10,738,958 | 1.04% | (Worldbank) |