Dominican Republic β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Dominican Republic covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Dominican Republic
The capital of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. It has a population of approximately 11.4M. The country covers an area of 48,671 kmΒ². It is located in Caribbean.
Geography
Dominican Republic is a country in Caribbean, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 48,671 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Haiti, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Dominican Republic has a population of approximately 11,427,557 people. Population density is around 234.8 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Dominican.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Dominican Republic reports a nominal GDP of about $127.4 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 16.4% of GDP in 1999. The official currency is the Dominican peso (DOP, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 58.55 DOP.
Culture & Time
Dominican Republic operates on a single time zone (America/Santo_Domingo). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.do.
Government & Status
The capital of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +1809. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is DO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.