Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: “Dios, Patria, Libertad” (Spanish) “God, Homeland, Freedom” | |
| Anthem: ¡Quisqueyanos Valientes! Valiant Quisqueyans! | |
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| Capital and largest city | Santo Domingo 19°00′N 70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Other spoken languages | Haitian Creole Samaná English |
| Ethnic groups (2021)[1] | |
| Religion (2018)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Dominican Quisqueyan (colloquial)[3] |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic[4] |
| Luis Abinader | |
| Raquel Peña de Antuña | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Formation | |
| 1821–1822 | |
| 1844–1861[5] | |
| 1865–1916[6] | |
| 1924–1965[7][8] | |
• Fourth Republic | 1966–present[9] |
| Area | |
• Total | 48,671 km2 (18,792 sq mi) (128th) |
• Water (%) | 0.7[4] |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 10,790,744[10] (88th) |
• Density | 220/km2 (569.8/sq mi) (65th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $277.741 billion (64th) |
• Per capita | $25,896 (67th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $121.289 billion (64th) |
• Per capita | $11,308 (74th) |
| Gini (2020) |  39.6[11]medium |
| HDI (2021) |  0.767[12]high · 80th |
| Currency | Dominican peso[13] (DOP) |
| Time zone | UTC – 4:00[4] (Atlantic Standard Time) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 |
| ISO 3166 code | DO |
| Internet TLD | .do[4] |
