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Geography of Dominican Republic; Continent: North America: Region: Caribbean Greater Antilles: Coordinates: 19°00' N 70°40' W: Area: Ranked 131st • Total: 48,670 km 2 (18,790 sq mi) • Land: 99.2% • Water: 0.8%: Coastline: 1,288 km (800 mi) Borders: Total land borders: 275 km: Highest point: Pico Duarte 3,098 m: Lowest point: Lake ...
- Ranked 131st
- Lake Enriquillo, -46 m
- Pico Duarte, 3,098 m
Dominican Republic, Country in the West Indies, occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Area: 18,619 sq mi (48,223 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 10,954,000. Capital: Santo Domingo. The majority of the people are of mixed European-African ancestry; most of the rest are of European or African ...
A confirmed 438 people were dead or missing, about 155,000 people were left homeless, and damage to houses and public buildings reached an estimated $400 million. Housing in the country consists of individual homes, single rooms, and apartments. Construction is usually done with concrete, wood, and palm.
note: the term “Indio" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of Indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark Language Spanish (official) Religion Roman Catholic 44.3%, Evangelical 13%, Protestant 7.9%, Adventist 1.4%, other 1.8%, atheist 0.2%, none 29.4%, unspecified 2% (2018 est ...
Geography of the Dominican Republic: Continent: Americas: Region: Caribbean: Coordinates: 18°52' N 70°29' W Area: Ranked 127 48,671 km² Coastline: 1,288 km Borders: 388 km Highest point: Pico Duarte 3,098 m Lowest point: Lake Enriquillo-46 m Longest river: Yaque del Norte Largest lake: Lake Enriquillo
- 18°52' N 70°29' W
- Americas
- Ranked 127, 48,671 km²
- Caribbean
Geography of the Dominican Republic explained. The Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola. It has an area of 48,670 km 2, including offshore islands.
Dominican Republic. Area 20,729 square mi (48,730 square km) Population 10.53 million 2014. Capital Santo Domingo. Highest Point 10,416 ft (3,175 m) Lowest Point 151 ft (46 m) GDP $63.97 billion 2014. Primary Natural Resources nickel, gold, silver. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, which sits on the western portion of the island of Hispaniola in the ...
