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Dominican Republic
19.0N 70.7W · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM HAITI · 27 FEBRUARY 1844
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1996 - present · The Modern Tourism Republic
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
2004 CE · Tourism-led growth takes off 2 REFS
2013 CE · Citizenship ruling on Haitian descent 1 REF
1961 - 1996 · Intervention, Balaguer, and Democracy
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
Dec 1962 · Election of Juan Bosch 2 REFS
Apr 1965 · U.S. intervention and civil war 2 REFS
1865 - 1961 · U.S. Occupation and the Trujillo Era
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1916-1924 · U.S. military occupation 2 REFS
Oct 1937 · The Parsley Massacre 2 REFS
1822 - 1865 · Haitian Rule and Dominican Independence
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
27 Feb 1844 · Dominican independence from Haiti 2 REFS
18 Mar 1861 · Annexation to Spain 2 REFS
1586 - 1821 · A Divided Island and the French Era
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1697 CE · Treaty of Ryswick 1 REF
22 Jul 1795 · Treaty of Basel 2 REFS
Pre-1492 - 1586 · Quisqueya, Columbus, and the First Colony
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5 Dec 1492 · Columbus reaches Hispaniola 2 REFS
1496 CE · Founding of Santo Domingo 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Region
- Caribbean
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Dominican peso ($)
- Demonym
- Dominican
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$127 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$11,059’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
51.5%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
12 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
73.9 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
72.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.2’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
94.0%’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
60.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
76.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
52.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
58.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
53.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
42.5’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
4.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.43’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
30.6’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
45.3%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
94.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
101.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
76.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
57.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
Researchers (per million)
20’22 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
91.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
94’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
7.7%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
48,198 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
45.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
55.4%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
3.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
14.8%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
2.1%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
2.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
99.5%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
0.8%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$981 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
71,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($127 B), superseding 2024 ($124 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($11,059), superseding 2024 ($10,876) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (2.1%), superseding 2024 (5.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (3.9%), superseding 2024 (3.3%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (51.5%), superseding 2024 (51.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (99.5%), superseding 2023 (99.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (12 m), superseding 2024 (11 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (72.5%), superseding 2024 (72.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14