Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic · Caribbean
The Dominican Republic is a country in Caribbean, with Santo Domingo as its capital, home to about 11,520,487 people. The Dominican Republic shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | Dominican peso (DOP $) |
| Calling code | +1809, +1829, +1849 |
| ISO codes | DO / DOM / 214 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇩🇴 |
| Population | 11,520,487 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 48,671 km² |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Internet domain | .do |
| Demonym | Dominican |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Dominican Republic mean?
The Dominican Republic's flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte, the country's founding father, for his secret independence society La Trinitaria, and was first hoisted on 28 February 1844, the day after the war of independence against Haiti began. Its blue stands for liberty, its red for the blood of the nation's heroes, and the white cross dividing them for salvation, reflecting Duarte's Christian ideals. At the centre of the state flag sits the national coat of arms, which contains a Bible open to John 8:31-32 above a cross, together with the motto Dios, Patria, Libertad: God, Fatherland, Liberty.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of the Dominican Republic
About Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a United Nations member state in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is Santo Domingo. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the Dominican peso ($), using the code DOP.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Dominican Republic for Santo Domingo’s own facts and history.
To call the Dominican Republic from abroad, dial the country code +1809 or +1829 or +1849. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes DO (alpha-2) and DOM (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 11,520,487.
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How the Dominican Republic compares
- Area: 48,671 km², ranking 128 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 11,520,487, ranking 84 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 237 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as the Dominican Republic
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.