Dominican Republic República Dominicana  (Spanish)
Motto:
Anthem:
Capital and largest city	Santo Domingo 19°00′N 70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W / 19.000; -70.667
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups	48% Mulatto & Mestizo 42% Black 10% White
Demonym(s)	Dominican Quisqueyan (colloquial)
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Luis Abinader
• Vice President	Raquel Peña
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence
• from Spain (ephemeral)	December 1, 1822
• from Haiti (official)	February 27, 1844b
• from Spain (restoration)	August 16, 1863
• from the United States	July 12, 1924
• from the United States	July 1, 1965
• Current constitution	November 28, 1966
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (128th)
• Water (%)	0.7
Population
• Estimate	7,353,038
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$186.983 billion
• Per capita	$18,164
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$81.653 billion
• Per capita	$7,932
Gini (2015)	▲ 44.9 medium
HDI (2015)	0.691 medium · 99th
Currency	Peso (DOP)
Time zone	UTC  – 4:00 (Standard Time Caribbean)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1-809, +1-829, +1-849
ISO 3166 code	DO
Internet TLD	.do
Race was dropped from the census after 1960. Haiti did not recognize the Dominican Republic until 1874.
Sources for area, capital, coat of arms, coordinates, flag, language, motto and names:  For an alternate area figure of 48,730 km2, calling code 809 and Internet TLD:

The Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a Latin American country on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola; the other country on the island is Haiti. Its capital, and largest city, is Santo Domingo. The national language is Spanish.

The country was part of the Spanish empire until the late 18th century. In the 19th century France, Spain and Haiti controlled it at various times, and later it was independent. It was occupied by the United States from 1916 to 1924. The Dominican Republic is a presidential democratic republic. The country has a tropical climate but modified by elevation and the trade winds (winds that come from the northeast, from the Atlantic Ocean).