General reference

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

Geography of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Geography of the Dominican Republic
  • the Dominican Republic is: an island country
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
      • North America (though not on the mainland)
    • Atlantic Ocean
      • North Atlantic
        • Caribbean
          • Antilles
            • Greater Antilles
              • Hispaniola (island, which it shares with Haiti)
    • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
    • 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
  • Population of the the Dominican Republic:
  • Area of the the Dominican Republic:
  • Atlas of the Dominican Republic

Environment of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Environment of the Dominican Republic
  • Climate of the Dominican Republic
  • Environmental issues in the Dominican Republic
  • Ecoregions in the Dominican Republic
  • Renewable energy in the Dominican Republic
  • Geology of the Dominican Republic
  • Protected areas of the Dominican Republic
    • Biosphere reserves in the Dominican Republic
    • National parks of the Dominican Republic
  • Wildlife of the Dominican Republic
    • Flora of the Dominican Republic
    • Fauna of the Dominican Republic
      • Birds of the Dominican Republic
      • Mammals of the Dominican Republic

Natural geographic features of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Landforms of the Dominican Republic
  • Fjords of the Dominican Republic
  • Glaciers of the Dominican Republic
  • Islands of the Dominican Republic
  • Lakes of the Dominican Republic
  • Mountains of the Dominican Republic
    • Volcanoes in the Dominican Republic
  • Rivers of the Dominican Republic
    • Waterfalls of the Dominican Republic
  • Valleys of the Dominican Republic
  • World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic

Regions of the Dominican Republic

Ecoregions of the Dominican Republic

Administrative divisions of the Dominican Republic

None

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
  • Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
  • Cities of the Dominican Republic

Demography of the Dominican Republic

Government and politics of the Dominican Republic

  • Form of government: representative democracy
  • Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
  • Elections in the Dominican Republic
    • (specific elections)
  • Political parties in the Dominican Republic
  • Political scandals of the Dominican Republic
  • Taxation in the Dominican Republic

Branches of the government of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Government of the Dominican Republic

Executive branch of the government of the Dominican Republic

  • Head of state: President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández
  • Head of government: President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández
  • Cabinet of the Dominican Republic

Legislative branch of the government of the Dominican Republic

  • Congress of the Dominican Republic (bicameral)
    • Upper house: Senate of the Dominican Republic
    • Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

Judicial branch of the government of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Court system of the Dominican Republic
  • Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic

Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic
  • Diplomatic missions in the Dominican Republic
  • Diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic
  • Dominican Republic – United States relations

International organization membership

The Dominican Republic is a member of:

Law and order in the Dominican Republic

  • Capital punishment in the Dominican Republic
  • Constitution of the Dominican Republic
  • Crime in the Dominican Republic
  • Human rights in the Dominican Republic
    • LGBT rights in the Dominican Republic
    • Freedom of religion in the Dominican Republic
  • Law enforcement in the Dominican Republic

Military of the Dominican Republic

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief: Leonel Fernández
      • Ministry of Defence of the Dominican Republic
  • Forces
    • Army of the Dominican Republic
    • Navy of the Dominican Republic
    • Air Force of the Dominican Republic
    • Special forces of the Dominican Republic
  • Military history of the Dominican Republic
  • Military ranks of the Dominican Republic

Local government in the Dominican Republic

Main article: Local government in the Dominican Republic

History of the Dominican Republic

  • Economic history of the Dominican Republic
  • Military history of the Dominican Republic

Culture of the Dominican Republic

  • Architecture of the Dominican Republic
  • Cuisine of the Dominican Republic
  • Ethnic minorities in the Dominican Republic
  • Festivals in the Dominican Republic
  • Humor in the Dominican Republic
  • Languages of the Dominican Republic
  • Media in the Dominican Republic
  • National symbols of the Dominican Republic
    • Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
    • Flag of the Dominican Republic
    • National anthem of the Dominican Republic
  • People of the Dominican Republic
  • Prostitution in the Dominican Republic
  • Public holidays in the Dominican Republic
  • Records of the Dominican Republic
  • Religion in the Dominican Republic
    • Buddhism in the Dominican Republic
    • Christianity in the Dominican Republic
    • Hinduism in the Dominican Republic
    • Islam in the Dominican Republic
    • Judaism in the Dominican Republic
    • Sikhism in the Dominican Republic
  • World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic

Art in the Dominican Republic

  • Art in the Dominican Republic
  • Cinema of the Dominican Republic
  • Literature of the Dominican Republic
  • Music of the Dominican Republic
  • Television in the Dominican Republic
  • Theatre in the Dominican Republic

Sports in the Dominican Republic

  • Football in the Dominican Republic
  • the Dominican Republic at the Olympics

Economy of the Dominican Republic

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 76th (seventy-sixth)
  • Agriculture in the Dominican Republic
  • Banking in the Dominican Republic
    • National Bank of the Dominican Republic
  • Communications in the Dominican Republic
  • Companies of the Dominican Republic
  • Currency of the Dominican Republic: Peso
    • ISO 4217: DOP
  • Economic history of the Dominican Republic
  • Energy policy of the Dominican Republic
  • Mining in the Dominican Republic
  • Oil industry in the Dominican Republic
  • Tourism in the Dominican Republic
  • Transport in the Dominican Republic
  • the Dominican Republic Stock Exchange

Education in the Dominican Republic

Infrastructure of the Dominican Republic

  • Communications in the Dominican Republic
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