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🗺️ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Capital city
📍 18.4861°, -69.9312°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalSanto Domingo
TimezoneUTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population10.9M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.do
Internet Users85%
GDP per Capita$24,200
🌍 Geography
LocationCaribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Size Comparisonslightly more than twice the size of New Jersey
Climatetropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrainrugged highlands and mountains interspersed with fertile valleys
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic Groupsmixed 70.4% (Mestizo/Indio 58%, Mulatto 12.4%), Black 15.8%, White 13.5%, other 0.3% (2014 est.)
ReligionsEvangelical 50.2%, Roman Catholic 30.1%, none 18.5%, unspecified 1.2% (2023 est.)
Median Age29.6 years
Life Expectancy72.6 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 27 February (1844)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook