Outline of the Dominican Republic

An enlargeable relief map of the Dominican Republic

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

The Dominican Republic is a sovereign island nation on the eastern portion of the Island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea.^[1] Part of the Greater Antilles archipelago, Hispaniola lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica. Its western three-eighths is the nation of Haiti,^[2]^[3] making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are occupied by two countries, Saint Martin being the other.

The Dominican Republic is the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, its capital Santo Domingo, which was also the first colonial capital in the Americas.^[4] It is the site of the first cathedral,^[5] university, European-built road, European-built fortress, and more.

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

Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn[invalid input: 'ɨ']kən r[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈpʌbl[invalid input: 'ɨ']k/
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 the 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

the Dominican Republic is: an island country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - North America ( PR, 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 Dominican Republic:
Area of the Dominican Republic:
Atlas of the Dominican Republic

Environment of the Dominican Republic

Natural geographic features of the Dominican Republic

Regions of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Regions of the Dominican Republic

Ecoregions of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Ecoregions in 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

Main article: Demographics of the Dominican Republic

Government and politics of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Government of the Dominican Republic and Politics of the Dominican Republic

Form of government: representative democracy
Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo

Branches of the government of the Dominican Republic

Executive branch of the government 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

Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic

Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic

International organization membership

The Dominican Republic is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Central American Integration System (SICA) (associated member)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (suspended)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (signatory)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Unión Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the Dominican Republic

Main article: Law of the Dominican Republic

Military of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Military of the Dominican Republic

Local government in the Dominican Republic

History of the Dominican Republic

Main article: History of the Dominican Republic, Timeline of the history of the Dominican Republic, and Current events of the Dominican Republic

Military history of the Dominican Republic

Culture of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Culture of the Dominican Republic

Art in the Dominican Republic

Sports in the Dominican Republic

Main article: Sports in the Dominican Republic

Economy and infrastructure of the Dominican Republic

Main article: Economy of the Dominican Republic

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 76th (seventy-sixth)

Currency of the Dominican Republic: Peso
- ISO 4217: DOP

the Dominican Republic Stock Exchange

Education in the Dominican Republic

Main article: Education in the Dominican Republic

Infrastructure of the Dominican Republic

References

^ ^a ^b "Dominican Republic". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ "Hispaniola Article". Britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Dominican Republic 2014". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Ramos, Ruth; Esther Ramos (2005). "Dominican Republic History". Visiting the Dominican Republic.com. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
^ "Santo Domingo, city, Dominican Republic". The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Bartleby.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Dominican Republic

Wikimedia Atlas of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic travel guide from Wikivoyage
Outline of the Dominican Republic at Curlie
"Dominican Republic". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Dominican Republic". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] "Hispaniola Article". Britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[3] "Dominican Republic 2014". Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[ramos-4] Ramos, Ruth; Esther Ramos (2005). "Dominican Republic History". Visiting the Dominican Republic.com. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

[Columbia-5] "Santo Domingo, city, Dominican Republic". The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Bartleby.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

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