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Dominican Republic

Quick facts
Capital
Santo Domingo
Population
11 m
Area
48,671 km²
Region
Caribbean
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Dominican peso ($)
Demonym
Dominican
UN member
Yes
How Dominican Republic compares
Economy size$124 B
61st of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$10,876
70th of 178 worldwide · 4th of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy73.9 yrs
91st of 179 worldwide · 4th of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access91.0%
48th of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 7 in Caribbean
Military spending$981 M
83rd of 163 worldwide · 1st of 5 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$124 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$10,876

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
11 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
73.9 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

Researchers (per million)
20

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Internet users
91.0%

Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.

Land area
48,198 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
45.0%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
2.1%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
0.8%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$981 M

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Taino island of Quisqueya and Columbus's first colony to Santo Domingo, the first European city of the Americas, through Haitian unification, hard-won independence on 27 February 1844, the long shadow of Trujillo, and a modern tourism-and-services economy.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.