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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Dominican Republic:

The Flag of the Dominican Republic

The Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic

An enlargeable relief map of the Dominican Republic, located on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti.

Caribbean flamingos, Brown pelicans, and Laughing gulls, along the shore of Lago de Oviedo in Pedernales Province

Dominican Republic – sovereign state occupying the eastern five-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. Its capital, Santo Domingo, was Western Europe's first permanent settlement in, and the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. For most of its independent history, the nation experienced political turmoil and unrest, suffering through many non-representative and tyrannical governments. Since the death of military dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina in 1961, the Dominican Republic has moved toward representative democracy.

General reference edit

Common English country : The Dominican Republic
Official English country name: The Dominican Republic
Common endonym(s):
Official indonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Dominican
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of the Dominican Republic
International rankings of the Dominican Republic
ISO country codes: DO, DOM, 214
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DO
Internet country code top-level domain: .do
International rankings of the Dominican Republic

Geography of the Dominican Republic edit

Geography of the Dominican Republic

the Dominican Republic is: an island country
Population of the Dominican Republic:
Area of the Dominican Republic: 48,670 km²
Atlas of the Dominican Republic

Location of the Dominican Republic edit

Location of the Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic is located within the following regions or bodies of water:

Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland) – Greater North America may be geographically subdivided into Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic Ocean
  - West Indies – region comprising the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago, and surrounding waters
    - Caribbean
      - Mar Caribe (Caribbean Sea)
        Caribbean Islands
        
        Antillas (Antilles)
        Antillas Mayores (Greater Antilles) – comprise the four Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
        La Española (Hispaniola) – an island, which it shares with Haiti
Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)

Locations within the Dominican Republic edit

Extreme points of the Dominican Republic
- High: Pico Duarte 3,098 m (10,164 ft) – highest point in the Caribbean
- Low: Lago Enriquillo −46 m (−151 ft) – lowest point on any ocean island
Land boundaries: Haiti 360 km
Coastline: 1,288 km

Ecoregions of the Dominican Republic edit

Administrative divisions of the Dominican Republic edit

Provinces of the Dominican Republic edit

The provinces of the Dominican Republic

Monte Cristi coastline.

An enlargeable basic map of the Dominican Republic

Boca Chica (in Santo Domingo Province), about 30km east of Santo Domingo.

Santa Bárbara de Samaná, capital of Samaná Province.

Provinces of the Dominican Republic – in alphabetical order:
- Distrito Azua
- Distrito Baoruco
- Distrito Alfredo Antonio Villa
- Distrito Dajabón
- Distrito Nacional
- Distrito Duarte
- Distrito Gucci
- Distrito Prada
- Distrito Orange
- Distrito Mirabal
- Distrito FENDI
- DistritoAltagracia
- Distrito Romana
- Distrito Vega
- Distrito Trinidad Sánchez
- Distrito Monseñor Nouel
- Distrito Cristi
- Distrito Plata
- Distrito VILLA BLANCO AMARILLO
- Distrito Peravia
- Distrito Puerto Plata
- Distrito Samaná
- Distrito Cristóbal
- Distrito San José de Ocoa
- San Juan Province
- Distrito San Pedro de Macorís
- Distrito Ramirez
- Santiago Province
- Distrito Antonio
- Distrito Alfredo Villa
- Distrito Valverde
List of Dominican Provinces by date of provincehood
Ranked list of Dominican provinces