| Dominican Republic República Dominicana | |
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| Capital city | Santo Domingo |
| System | republic |
| Currency | peso (DOP, RD $) RD $ 1 = 100 centavo |
| Time zone | UTC -4 |
| Surface | 48,730 km² |
| Population | 9 445 281 |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Dominant religion | Catholicism |
| Telephone code | 1809 |
| Electric voltage | 120V / 60Hz |
| Socket type | AND |
| Car code | HOUSE |
| Car traffic | right hand |
| Internet domain | .down |
Dominican Republic (Spanish República Dominicana; eng. Dominican Republic) - second (after Cuba) largest country in the Caribbean Sea. It covers about ⅔ of the island's area Hispaniolasharing it with the country on the western side Haiti.
Characteristic
Geography
Climate
History
Policy
Economy
Drive
By plane
Main airports: Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, La Romana, Santo Domingo.
By car
By ship
Regions
Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces and a separate capital area - Distrito Nacional. The division of the country into provinces is defined in the constitution (Title I, Chapter II, Article 5). Province Capital Population (2014) [1] Area (km²) [2] 1 Azua Azua 298 246 2 531.772 Baoruco Neiba 111 269 1 282.233 Barahona Barahona 232 818 1 739.384 Dajabón Dajabón 87 274 1 020.735 Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo 1 402 749 104.446 Duarte San Francisco de Macorís 338 649 1 605.357 El Seibo El Seibo 110 212 1 786.808 Elías Piña Comendador 84 632 1 426.209 Espaillat Moca 333 401 838.6210 Hato Mayor Hato Mayor 103 032 1 329.2911 Hermanas Mirabal Salcedo 121 887 440.4312 Independenas Jimaní 74 583 2 006.4413 La Altagracia Salvaleón de Higüey 372 289 3 010.3414 La Romana La Romana 344 580 653.9515 La Vega La Vega 447 905 2 287.2416 María Trinidad Sánchez Nagua 195 886 1 271.7117 Monseñor Nouel Bonao 203 183 992.3918 Monte Cristi Monte Cristi 150 833 1 924.3519 Monte Plata Monte Plata 222 641 2 632.1420 Pedernales Pedernales 52 165 2 074.5321 Peravia Baní 217 241 792.3322 Puerto Plata Pue rto Plata 498 232 1 852.9023 Samaná Santa Bárbara de Samaná 139 707 853.7424 Sánchez Ramírez Cotuí 248 807 1 196.1325 San Cristóbal San Cristóbal 640 066 1 265.7726 San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa 97 640 855.4027 San Juan San Juan de la Maguana 317 293 3 569.3928 San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís 392 911 1 255.4629 Santiago Santiago de los Caballeros 1 543 362 2 836.5130 Santiago Rodríguez Sabaneta 99 044 1 111.1431 Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Este 3 263 053 1 296.3532 Valverde Mao 217 026 823.38 Total 12 935 223 48 666.83
Cities
- Santo Domingo
- Barahona
- La Romana
- La Vega
- Puerto Plata
- San Francisco de Macorís
- San Pedro de Macorís
- Santiago de los Caballeros
According to official data from 2010, the Dominican Republic had over 70 cities with a population of over 10,000. residents. The country's capital, Santo Domingo, was the only city with over a million inhabitants; 1 city with a population of 500 ÷ 1000 thousand; 8 cities with a population of 100,000 ÷ 500,000; 8 cities with a population of 50,000 ÷ 100,000; 14 cities with a population of 25,000 ÷ 50,000 and the rest of the cities below 25,000 inhabitants. The largest cities in the Dominican Republic
The largest cities in the Dominican Republic according to the number of inhabitants (as of 01.12.2010): L.p. City Province Population 1. Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional 2 581 8272. Santiago Santiago 550 7533. Los Alcarrizos Distrito Nacional 245 2694. La Romana La Romana 224 8825. San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís 185 2556. Higüey La Romana 147 9787. San Cristóbal San Cristóbal 138 4558 San Francisco de Macorís Duarte 132 7259. Puerto Plata Puerto Plata 118 28210. La Vega La Vega 104 536.
Alphabetical list of cities in the Dominican Republic
List of cities of the Dominican Republic over 10,000 inhabitants according to estimates from 2010:
Azua (de Compostela) Bajos de Haina Baní Barahona (Santa Cruz de Barahona) Bayaguana Boca Chica Bonao Cabral Cambita Garabitos Comendador (Elías Piña) Constanza Consuelo Cotuí Dajabón El Seibo (Santa Cruz del Seibo) Esperanza Hato del Yaque Hato del Yaque Hato Mayor Higüey (Salvaleón de Higüey) Jarabacoa Jimaní La Caleta La Guáyiga La Mata La Otra Banda La Romana Las Guáranas Las Matas de Farfán Las Palomas Las Terrenas La Vega (Concepción de la Vega) La Victoria Los Alcarrizos Maimón Mao Moca Monte Cristi (San Fernando de Monte Cristi) Monte Plata Nagua Neiba Pedernales Pedro Brand Peralta Puerto Plata (San Felipe de Puerto Plata) Quisqueya Sabana de la Mar Sabana Grande de Boyá Sabana Yegua Sabaneta (San Ignacio de Sabaneta) Salcedo Santa Bárbara de Samaná (Samaná) San Antonio de Guerra Sánchez San Cristóbal (Beneménta de San Cristóbal) San Francisco de Macorís San Gregorio de Nig ua San José de Ocoa San Juan (de la Maguana) San Luis San Pedro de Macorís Santiago (de los Caballeros) Santo Domingo (de Guzman) Tamboril Verón Punta Cana Vicente Noble Villa Altagracia Villa Bisonó (Navarrete) Villa González Villa Montellano Villa Vásquez Yamasá
Interesting places
Transport
Tongue
The official language is Spanish.
Shopping
Gastronomy
Accommodation
- Club Med Punta Cana - Premium all inclusive 4 & 5-star family and couples zone
- Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda. An exclusive, eco-hotel for families and couples between the pristine tropical forest and the beach at Samana Bay
Security
Health
contact
No facility - a country served by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bogota (Colombia).
No office - Poland is served by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Brussels (Belgium).
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