🇩🇴 21 Dynamic Facts about Dominican Republic
Want to learn a little more about the countries of the Caribbean? Take a look at these 21 interesting facts about the Dominican Republic!
- Dominican Republic is a large, mountainous country in the Caribbean Sea.
- It shares a single border with Haiti to the west. It also has a coastline along the Caribbean Sea to the north, east and south.
- This beautiful country has an area of 18,704 square miles (48,442 square kilometers).

Flag of the Dominican Republic
- This makes it the second largest nation in the West Indies.
- The international dialling code for Dominican Republic is +1809.
- Dominican Republic’s population was 10.85 million in 2020.
- The capital city is called Santo Domingo; it covers an area of 40.3 square miles (104.4 square kilometers) and has a population of 2.2 million (2011).
- Dominican Republic’s terrain is made up of rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys, along with perfect sandy beaches and crisp clear water – perfect for exploring or relaxing!
- Around 25% of Dominican Republic’s land and coastline is protected as a national park, reserve or sanctuary. This is to ensure its amazing flora and fauna will be able to be enjoyed for many years to come!
- This incredible country was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his first trip in 1492!
- Dominican Republic is home to Lago Enriquillo which is a large, hypersaline lake that boasts around 400 species of crocodile… not suitable for a spot of midnight skinny dipping then!
- For a spot of eco-tourism full of clear blue water, perfect sandy beaches and delicious rum, head for the coordinates of Dominican Republic, which are 19.0000° N, 70.6667°
- The national sport of Dominican Republic is baseball!
- Dominican Republic enjoys a tropical maritime climate with little seasonal temperature variation. Sounds idyllic, let’s go!
- The average life expectancy here is a sunny 74.08 years (2019).
- The Red Iguana Ricordi is a species of Iguana unique to the island of Hispaniola (consisting of Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Casa de Campo Marina, La Romana, Dominican Republic
- The official currency of Dominican Republic is Dominican Peso.
- Spanish is the official language of Dominican Republic.
- Dominican Republic grows coffee, sugarcane, cacao and cotton and rears cattle.
- The country’s industry consists of tourism, textiles, sugar processing and ferronickel and gold mining.
- Dominican Republic exports sugar, gold, ferronickel, silver, tobacco, cocoa and coffee.
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