Basic facts about Dominican Republic
Country name: | Dominican Republic |
Capital: | Santo Domingo |
Country code: | 250 |
Continent: | Central America and Caribbean |
Currency name: | Dominican Peso |
Independence: | 1844-02-27 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from Haiti |
Total area (km2): | 48,670 |
Land area (km2): | 48,320 |
Water area (km2): | 350 |
Population: | 10,219,630 |
Population note: | 10,219,630 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Spanish |
All languages: | Spanish (official) |
Time zone: | Atlantic (UTC-4) |
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Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 |
Domain: | .do |