Official name
República Dominicana
Facts
The basics, and a bit more
General info, fun facts and a quick quiz to see what you learned.
Fun fact
General
Country info
Capital
Santo Domingo
Language
Spanish, with some English in tourist areas.
Currency
Dominican peso (DOP)
Population
About 11 million people.
Time zone
UTC-4, no daylight saving.
National day
February 27 (Independence, 1844).
Flag colors
Blue, red and white, with a white cross at the center.
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Credits
Photographs
All photos come from Wikimedia Commons under open licenses.
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| Image | Author | License |
|---|---|---|
| Calle Las Damas, Zona Colonial | Desox7x | CC0 |
| Salto El Limón | -wuppertaler | CC BY 4.0 |
| Pico Duarte | Adrian Michael | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Punta Cana Beach | NoonIcarus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Altos de Chavón | Andreas Volkmer | Public domain |
| Los Haitises | Anton Bielousov | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| 27 Charcos de Damajagua | kikeam71 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Playa Rincón | Danu Widjajanto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Valle Nuevo | Rhachell-84 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Beach at Casa de Campo | Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Basílica de Higüey | Jcaraballo | CC0 |
| El Morro, Monte Cristi | Ultimo1988 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Bahía de las Águilas | Scmjht | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Lago Enriquillo | Juan Alberto Silver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Salto Jimenoa | Jos1950 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Cabarete | Maris Teteris | CC BY 3.0 |
| Isla Saona | https://www.flickr.com/photos/bez_uk/ | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Monumento, Santiago | Phyrexian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Humpback whale, Samaná Bay | Caballero1967 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Las Terrenas | Captain-tucker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| Estadio Tetelo Vargas | Missael1990 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Carnaval Vegano | Estefanía Moronta | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Sancocho dominicano | LittleT889 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Mangú | Ll1324 | CC0 |
| Puerto Plata | https://www.flickr.com/photos/magalie/ | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Boca Chica | -wuppertaler | CC BY 4.0 |
| Malecón, Santo Domingo | -wuppertaler | CC BY 4.0 |
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