Area: 48.683 Km²
Population: 8.581.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 176 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo (3.166.000 pop.)
Major cities: Santiago de los Caballeros 1.289.000 pop., San Francisco de Macorís 250.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mulatto 60%, White 28%, Black 12%
Border countries: Haiti WEST

Principal mountains: Pico Duarte 3175 m
Principal rivers: Rio Yaque del Norte 200 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Enriquillo 200 Km²
Principal islands: Hispaniola 76.200 Km² (total, with haitian part)
Climate: Tropical

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 95%
Currency: Dominican Peso (DOP)