Caribbean
Flag of Dominican Republic
Where the New World's first European city still stands.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #001860 31%
- #c00018 31%
- #f0f0f0 29%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Dominican Republic in numbers
| Official name | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Population | 10,847,904 |
| Area | 48,671 km² · 223 people per km² |
| Currency | Dominican peso (DOP) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | DO · DOM · .do |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, and its capital Santo Domingo was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas.
- Pico Duarte, the country's highest mountain, is also the tallest peak in the entire Caribbean.
- Santo Domingo's colonial Zona Colonial holds the oldest cathedral and oldest paved street in the Americas.
Did you know
The merengue, born in the Dominican Republic, is so woven into national identity that it has its own dedicated festival in Santo Domingo each year.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.