Geography of the Dominican Republic
the Dominican Republic is: an island country
Population of the Dominican Republic:
Area of the Dominican Republic: 48,670 km²
Atlas of the Dominican Republic
Location of the Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic is located within the following regions or bodies of water:
Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
North America (though not on the mainland) – Greater North America may be geographically subdivided into Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
West Indies – region comprising the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago, and surrounding waters
Caribbean
Mar Caribe (Caribbean Sea)
Caribbean Islands
Antillas (Antilles)
Antillas Mayores (Greater Antilles) – comprise the four Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
La Española (Hispaniola) – an island, which it shares with Haiti
Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
Extreme points of the Dominican Republic
High: Pico Duarte 3,098 m (10,164 ft) – highest point in the Caribbean
Low: Lago Enriquillo −46 m (−151 ft) – lowest point on any ocean island
Land boundaries: Haiti 360 km
Coastline: 1,288 km
Climate of the Dominican Republic
Protected areas of the Dominican Republic
Biosphere reserves in the Dominican Republic
National parks of the Dominican Republic
Armando Bermúdez National Park
Cueva de las Maravillas National Park
Parque Nacional Del Este
El Choco National Park
Jaragua National Park
José del Carmen Ramírez National Park
Los Haitises National Park
Monte Cristi National Park
Wildlife of the Dominican Republic
Fauna of the Dominican Republic
Amphibians of the Dominican Republic
Birds of the Dominican Republic
The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Insects of the Dominican Republic
Butterflies of the Dominican Republic
Mammals of the Dominican Republic
Reptiles of the Dominican Republic
Dominican slider – species of turtle
Flora of the Dominican Republic
Islands of the Dominican Republic
Lakes of the Dominican Republic
Lake Enriquillo
Los Tres Ojos
Lago de Oviedo
Mountains of the Dominican Republic
Rivers of the Dominican Republic
Other geographic features
Cape Engaño
World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Geographic Regions of the Dominican Republic
Hispaniolan moist forests
Hispaniolan pine forests
Provinces of the Dominican Republic
Provinces of the Dominican Republic – in alphabetical order:
Azua Province
Baoruco Province
Barahona Province
Dajabón Province
Distrito Nacional
Duarte Province
Elías Piña Province
El Seibo 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 José de Ocoa Province
San Juan Province
San Pedro de Macorís Province
Sánchez Ramírez Province
Santiago Province
Santiago Rodríguez Province
Santo Domingo Province
Valverde Province
List of Dominican Provinces by date of provincehood
Ranked list of Dominican provinces
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
Cities of the Dominican Republic
Demographics of the Dominican Republic
1950 Dominican Republic Census
1960 Dominican Republic Census
1970 Dominican Republic Census
2010 Dominican Republic Census
Government and politics of the Dominican Republic
Politics of the Dominican Republic
Form of government: representative democracy
Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
Elections in the Dominican Republic
General elections: 1924 • 1930 • 1934 • 1938 • 1942 • 1947 • 1952 • 1957 • 1962 • 1966 • 1970 • 1974 • 1978 • 1982 • 1986 • 1990 • 1994 • 2016
Parliamentary elections: 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
Presidential elections: 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Political parties in the Dominican Republic
Major parties
Dominican Liberation Party
Modern Revolutionary Party
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Social Christian Reformist Party
Minor parties
Alliance for Democracy
Broad Front
Christian Democratic Union
Christian People's Party
Dominican Humanist Party
Dominican Workers' Party
Green Socialist Party
Independent Revolutionary Party
Institutional Social Democratic Bloc
Liberal Party
National Civic Veterans Party
National Progressive Force
National Renaissance Party
National Unity Party
People's Democratic Party
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party
Revolutionary Social Democratic Party
Government of the Dominican Republic
National Palace – main building of the executive branch, including the offices of the president and vice president
Head of state: President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina
Head of government: President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina
Dominican presidential line of succession
Presidents of the Dominican Republic
Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Cabinet of the Dominican Republic
Ministries of the Dominican Republic
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Congress of the Dominican Republic (bicameral)
Upper house: Senate of the Dominican Republic
Presidents of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Judiciary of the Dominican Republic
Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic
Foreign Ministers of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic passport
Diplomatic missions in the Dominican Republic
Diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic
Ambassadors from the Dominican Republic to Chile
Ambassadors from the Dominican Republic to the United States
Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic–Haiti relations
Dominican Republic–Mexico relations
Dominican Republic–Taiwan relations
Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, D.C.
Embassy of the Dominican Republic, London
United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Heads of missions from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic–United States relations
Dominican Republic–Uruguay relations
The Dominican Republic is a member of:
Law and order in the Dominican Republic
Law of the Dominican Republic
Constitution of the Dominican Republic
Crime in the Dominican Republic
Human trafficking in the Dominican Republic
Human rights in the Dominican Republic
Abortion in the Dominican Republic
LGBT rights in the Dominican Republic
Law enforcement in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic National Police
Military of the Dominican Republic
Command
Commander-in-chief: Danilo Medina
Forces
Army of the Dominican Republic
Navy of the Dominican Republic
Air Force of the Dominican Republic
Provincial governors in the Dominican Republic
History of the Dominican Republic
Prehistory of the Dominican Republic
Chiefdoms of Hispaniola
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1492-1795) – the island of Hispaniola came under Spanish tyranny starting with the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Most of the indigenous Taíno folk were wiped out by disease, enslavement, or war.
Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo (1808-1809) – war that resulted in España Boba
Colonial governors of Santo Domingo
French colony 1795–1809
España Boba (1809-1821)
Unification of Hispaniola (1822-1844) – Haiti control over the whole island
La Trinitaria (1838-1944) – secret society leading the fight for independence from Haiti
Dominican War of Independence (1844)
First Republic (1844-1861)
Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic (1861-1865)
Dominican Restoration War (1863-1865)
Second Republic (1865-1916)
Dominican Civil War (1911–12)
Dominican Civil War of 1914
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24)
Rafael Trujillo – ruled the Dominican Republic as dictator from 1930 to 1961
Parsley Massacre
1965 in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Civil War (1965)
1980 Dominican Embassy siege in Bogotá
2013 Dominican Republic–Haiti diplomatic crisis
History of Santo Domingo – founded by Christopher Columbus' younger brother, Bartholomew Columbus, in 1496
Timeline of Santo Domingo
Earthquakes
1946 Dominican Republic earthquake
1984 Dominican Republic earthquake
2003 Dominican Republic earthquake
Hurricanes
1930 Dominican Republic hurricane
Effects of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic
History of the Jews in the Dominican Republic
LGBT history in the Dominican Republic
Massacres in the Dominican Republic
Wars involving the Dominican Republic
Culture of the Dominican Republic
Architecture in the Dominican Republic
Cathedrals in the Dominican Republic
Lighthouses in the Dominican Republic
Cuisine of the Dominican Republic
Dominican rums
Festivals in the Dominican Republic
Carnival in the Dominican Republic
Languages of the Dominican Republic
National symbols of the Dominican Republic
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
Flag of the Dominican Republic
National anthem of the Dominican Republic
Demographics of the Dominican Republic
Prostitution in the Dominican Republic
Public holidays in the Dominican Republic
Scouting and Guiding in the Dominican Republic
World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Artists from the Dominican Republic
List of Dominican painters
Cinema in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Film Market
Dominican International Film Festival
Dominican Republic films
Dance in the Dominican Republic
Dominican salsa
Literature of the Dominican Republic
Music of the Dominican Republic
National Symphony Orchestra
Dominican rock
Miss Dominican Republic
By year: 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015
Miss Dominican Republic titleholders
Miss Mundo Dominicana – 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011
Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana – 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010
Miss Tierra República Dominicana – 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Mister Dominican Republic
Afro-Dominican
Dominican Spanish
People of the Dominican Republic
Diaspora of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Americans (list)
Dominican Argentine
Dominican people in Italy
Dominicans in Spain
Dominicans in Uruguay
People in the Dominican Republic
Ethnic groups in the Dominican Republic
Afro-Dominicans
Ethnic Chinese in the Dominican Republic
Haitians in the Dominican Republic
Indian community in the Dominican Republic
Japanese settlement in the Dominican Republic
People from the Dominican Republic
People on the postage stamps of the Dominican Republic
Women in the Dominican Republic
Youth in the Dominican Republic
Religion in the Dominican Republic
Christianity in the Dominican Republic
Cathedrals in the Dominican Republic
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Dominican Republic
Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic
Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic
Protestantism in the Dominican Republic
Roman Catholicism in the Dominican Republic
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic by name
Hinduism in the Dominican Republic
Islam in the Dominican Republic
Judaism in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Vudú
Sports in the Dominican Republic
Football in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic at the Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
Dominican Republic at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Dominican Republic at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic records in athletics
Dominican Republic at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Dominican Republic at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Dominican Republic at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Dominican Republic at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
Dominican Republic national baseball team
Dominican Summer League
Dominican Summer League Angels
Dominican Summer League Astros
Dominican Summer League Athletics
Dominican Summer League Blue Jays
Dominican Summer League Braves
Dominican Summer League Brewers
Dominican Summer League Cardinals
Dominican Summer League Cubs
Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks
Dominican Summer League Dodgers
Dominican Summer League Giants
Dominican Summer League Indians
Dominican Summer League Mariners
Dominican Summer League Marlins
Dominican Summer League Mets
Dominican Summer League Nationals
Dominican Summer League Orioles
Dominican Summer League Padres
Dominican Summer League Phillies
Dominican Summer League Pirates
Dominican Summer League Pirates 2
Dominican Summer League Rangers
Dominican Summer League Rays
Dominican Summer League Red Sox
Dominican Summer League Reds
Dominican Summer League Rockies
Dominican Summer League Rojos
Dominican Summer League Royals
Dominican Summer League Tigers
Dominican Summer League Twins
Dominican Summer League White Sox
Dominican Summer League Yankees 1
Dominican Summer League Yankees 2
Dominican Professional Baseball League – winter league of 6 teams
List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic women's national baseball team
Dominican Republic national basketball team
Dominican Republic women's national basketball team
Dominican Republic men's national field hockey team
Dominican Republic women's national field hockey team
Association football in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Football Federation
Football clubs in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic national football team
Dominican Republic national under-20 football team
Dominican Republic women's national football team
Dominican records in track cycling
Dominican Republic Cycling Federation
Dominican Republic National Road Race Championships
Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships
Dominican Republic at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships
Dominican Republic at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships
Dominican Republic Open
Handball in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic women's national beach handball team
Dominican Republic national handball team
Dominican Republic national beach handball team
Dominican Republic women's national handball team
Dominican Republic Taekwondo Federation
Dominican Republic at the Olympics
Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
Flag bearers for the Dominican Republic at the Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Dominican Republic at the Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 1991 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 1995 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 2003 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 2007 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 2011 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 2015 Pan American Games
Dominican Republic at the Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Dominican Republic at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Rugby union in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Rugby Federation
Dominican Republic national rugby union team
Dominican Republic Shooting Federation
Dominican Republic men's national softball team
Dominican Republic women's national softball team
Dominican Republic records in swimming
Dominican Republic Davis Cup team
Dominican Republic Fed Cup team
Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team
Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team
Dominican Republic Volleyball Federation
Dominican Republic Volleyball League
2008 Dominican Republic Volleyball League
Dominican Republic National Beach Volleyball Tour
Dominican Republic Weightlifting Federation
WWC Dominican Republic Heavyweight Championship
Dominican Republic at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Dominican Republic at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Dominican Republic at the 2011 Parapan American Games
Dominican Republic at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games
Dominican Republic at the 2015 Summer Universiade
Economy and infrastructure of the Dominican Republic
Economy of the Dominican Republic
Agriculture in the Dominican Republic
Coffee production in the Dominican Republic
Irrigation in the Dominican Republic
Banking in the Dominican Republic
Banks in the Dominican Republic
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 76th (seventy-sixth)
Communications in the Dominican Republic
Media in the Dominican Republic
Newspapers in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
Dominican Postal Institute – provides postal service and email
Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic
Internet in the Dominican Republic
Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic
Companies of the Dominican Republic
Banks of the Dominican Republic
Currency of the Dominican Republic: Peso
ISO 4217: DOP
Energy in the Dominican Republic
Electricity sector in the Dominican Republic
List of dams and reservoirs in Dominican Republic
Tourism in the Dominican Republic
Water supply and sanitation in the Dominican Republic
Irrigation in the Dominican Republic
Water resources management in the Dominican Republic
Dams and reservoirs in Dominican Republic
Transportation in the Dominican Republic
Air transport in the Dominican Republic
Airlines of the Dominican Republic
Defunct airlines of Dominican Republic
Airports in the Dominican Republic
Azua Dominican Field
Busiest airports in Dominican Republic
Rail transport in the Dominican Republic
Vehicular transport in the Dominican Republic
Roads in the Dominican Republic
Highways and routes in the Dominican Republic
Education in the Dominican Republic
Schools in the Dominican Republic
Universities in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Adventist University
Museums in the Dominican Republic
HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic
Hospitals in the Dominican Republic
Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud
Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago
Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
