Where is Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic is a country in Caribbean, bordered by Haiti.
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Crazy but True
The Dominican Republic is the only place on Earth where larimar is found, a pale blue stone that appears in a single mountainous area and nowhere else in the world. The country also shares its island with Haiti, one of only a handful of islands split between two nations.
Dominican Republic facts
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 11,520,487 (2025)
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Caribbean
- Currency
- Dominican peso (DOP)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Coordinates
- 19°, -70.66666666°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- DO · DOM
How Dominican Republic compares
- The Dominican Republic is the 129th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Slovakia and larger than Estonia.
- It is the 84th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- Within North America, it is the 11th largest of 17 countries by area.