Capital and largest city: Santo Domingo

Official language: Spanish

Ethnic groups: 73% Mixed, 16% White, 11% Black

Demonym: Dominican

Government: Democratic Republic or Representative Democracy
- President Leonel Fernández
- Vice President Rafael Alburquerque

Independence from
- Spain: December 1, 1821
- Haiti: February 27, 1844
- Spain: August 16, 1865

Area
- Total 48,442 km2 (130th)
- Water (%) 0.7

Population
- 2009 estimate 10,090,000 (80th)
- 2002 census 8,562,541
- Density 208.2/km2 (57th)

Currency: Peso (DOP)

Time zone: Atlantic (UTC-4)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code: DO

Internet TLD: .do

Calling code: +1-809, +1-829, +1-849