Dominican Republic

Summary of Dominican Republic located in North America.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Dominican Republic
FIPS Code :   DR
ISO Code :   DO
ISO 3 Code :   DOM
Numeric ISO :   214
Continent :   North America
Area in (Sq KM) :   48730
DMS :   18° 44' 8.49" N, 70° 9' 45.54" W
Phone Code :   +1-809 and 1-829
Currency :   Peso (DOP)
In Native :   República Dominicana

The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and third by population with approximately 10.5 million people, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish.

February 27 Dominican Republic Independence Day: The Dominican Independence War gave the Dominican Republic autonomy from Haiti on 27 February 1844
 
Capital :   Santo Domingo
Neighbour Countries :   Haiti
Languages :   Spanish

Regions in Dominican Republic

Azua Province
Baoruco Province
Barahona Province
Dajabón Province
Distrito Nacional
Duarte Province
El Seybo Province
Elías Piña Province
Espaillat Province
Hato Mayor Province
Hermanas Mirabal Province
Independencia Province
La Altagracia Province
La Romana Province
La Vega Province
María Trinidad Sánchez Province
Monseñor Nouel Province
Monte Cristi Province
Monte Plata Province
Pedernales Province
Peravia Province
Puerto Plata Province
Samaná Province
San Cristóbal Province
San Juan Province
San Pedro de Macorís Province
Sánchez Ramírez Province
Santiago de los Caballeros Province
Santiago Rodríguez Province
Valverde Province

Time zones in Dominican Republic

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
America/Santo_Domingo -4 Friday, April 4, 2025 11:00:20 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
SA Western Standard Time -4 Friday, April 4, 2025 11:00:20 AM