DOMINICAN REPUBLIC is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. Hispaniola is the second-largest of the Greater Antilles islands, and lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica. |
Official name | Dominican Republic |
The land area (km2) | 48.730 | |
Population (2008 est.) | 9,904,000 | |
Language | Spanish | |
Capital | Santo Domingo |