Capital City: Santo Domingo
Government: Democratic Republic
Languages: Spanish
Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Area: 48,670 sq km [slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire]
Terrain: Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
National Holiday: Independence Day February 27, 1844 […]