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The flag of the Dominican Republic is divided into four rectangles by a centered white cross that extends to the edges of the field and bears the national coat of arms in its center. The upper hoist-side and lower fly-side rectangles are blue and the lower hoist-side and upper fly-side rectangles are red.
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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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Population
10.77M
Capital
Santo Domingo
Area
48,671 km²
Currency
DOP
Dominican peso

Statistics

Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.

GDP (current US$)
$124.28B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$10,876
as of 2024
Population
11.43M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.8%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
3.3%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.3%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
91.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
73.87
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
4.6%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.8%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
72.4%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.22
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
51.8%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
48,198
as of 2023

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About Dominican Republic

Languages
Spanish
Currencies
Dominican peso (DOP)
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Demonym
Dominican
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
ISO codes
DO · DOM
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