Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Country

Dominican Republic

Caribbean

The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea, sharing the island with Haiti. On 27 February 1844, the members of La Trinitaria declared independence from Haiti. Its capital is Santo Domingo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Santo Domingo 2
Population
11,532,151 2
2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
48,671 2
Independence or Founding Year
1844 2
On 27 February 1844, the members of La Trinitaria declared independence from Haiti.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Dominican Republic

Cities

Higüey

Dominican Republic

La Romana, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

La Vega, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Moca, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata

Dominican Republic

San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

San Francisco de Macorís

Dominican Republic

San Pedro de Macoris

Dominican Republic

Santiago de los Caballeros

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic
Connections

Associated With

Santo Domingo, Cities

Santo Domingo is the capital of Dominican Republic.

Source Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)
The Caribbean, Regions
The Greater Antilles, Regions

Bordered By Water

Caribbean Sea, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Santo Domingo, Cities

Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Source Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Gilberto Hernández Ortega

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Jaime Colson

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Luis Desangles

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Luis Henry Molina Pena

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Poder Judicial de la Republica Dominicana: Henry Molina, Poder JudicialBiografia, early career
Quote, Biografia, early career
Inició su vinculación al Poder Judicial dominicano con 18 años.
Mariano German Mejía

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Denny Bautista

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Denny Bautista (Baseball-Reference.com)Bio box, Born [nationality]
Quote, Bio box, Born [nationality]
in Sanchez, Dominican Republic
Félix Sánchez (hurdler)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Félix Sánchez (hurdler) (Wikipedia)Article lead, first sentence [nationality]
Quote, Article lead, first sentence [nationality]
is a retired Dominican-American track and field athlete
Fernando Rodney

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Fernando Rodney (Baseball-Reference.com)Player header, Born [nationality]
Quote, Player header, Born [nationality]
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
José Reyes (infielder)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source José Reyes (infielder) (Baseball-Reference)Player header, Born [nationality]
Quote, Player header, Born [nationality]
in Santiago, Dominican Republic
Luguelín Santos

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Luguelín Santos (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC
Quote, Biographical information, NOC
NOC Dominican Republic
Tony Fernandez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Tony Fernandez (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, nationality
Quote, Lead paragraph, nationality
Dominican professional baseball player
Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Wilson Valdez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wilson Valdez (Baseball-Reference.com)Player page, Born line birthplace
Quote, Player page, Born line birthplace
in Nizao, Dominican Republic

Origin Of

Darío Suro

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Gilberto Hernández Ortega

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Mangu

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Mangu - Wikipedia
Pastelon

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Tostones

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tostones (Wikipedia)tier 3
Hatuey

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Hatuey

Site Of

Palacio Nacional

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Euphorbia milii

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European Hare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European Rabbit

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Feral Cat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Feral Goat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Garlic

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Tiger Prawn

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gladiolus communis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Apple Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Polypody

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gray Wolf

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great Barracuda

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Green Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Greylag Goose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Horsetail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea alba

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea violacea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kudzu

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lantana Camara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lemon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lettuce

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leucanthemum vulgare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lined Seahorse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mahi-mahi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Maize (Zea mays)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mangrove cuckoo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Manilkara zapota

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mirabilis jalapa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mosquito Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mozambique Tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mute Swan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ocean Sunfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Onion

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Osprey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oxeye Daisy

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pacific Oyster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Parsley

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passionflower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: PassionflowerDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Dominican Republic", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"

Showing 51 to 100 of 149 in Found There, page 2 of 3.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Dominican Republic (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republica Dominicana
  • Infobox, capital
    Santo Domingo
  • Infobox: area_km2
    48,671
  • Demographics section, 2025
    11,532,151 (2025 estimate)
  • Lead section
    A group of Dominicans deposed the Spanish governor and declared independence from Spain in November 1821, but were annexed by Haiti in February 1822. Independence came 22 years later in 1844, after victory in the Dominican War of Independence.
  • Introduction
    The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea.
View the Source
Wikidata: Dominican Republic
Wikidata Q786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHas Capital: Santo Domingo, Lead section, capital fact
Quote, Has Capital: Santo Domingo, Lead section, capital fact
Santo Domingo, officially known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.