ECO TOURISM IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

República Dominicana (Dominican Republic)

Location and borders:

The Dominican Republic is located on the island Hispaniola in the Antilles Archipelago.

It is bordered on the north by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the Caribbean Sea; on the east by the "Canal de la Mona" separating the Dominican Republic from Puerto Rico and to the west by Haiti.

Total land area:

The Dominican Republic has an extension of 48,730 km²

Capital:

The Capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.

Administrative Divisions:

The territory of the Dominican Republic is divided into 31 Provinces, each of them with its own capital.

The 31 pronvinces of the Dominican Republic are:

1. Azua
2. Baoruco
3. Barahona
4. Dajabon
5. Distrito Nacional
6. Duarte
7. Elías Pina
8. El Seibo
9. Espaillat
10. Hato Mayor
11. Independencia
12. La Altagracia
13. La Romana
14. La Vega
15. María Trinidad Sánchez
16. Monseñor Nouel
17. Monte Cristi
18. Monte Plata
19. Pedernales
20. Peravia
21. Puerto Plata
22. Salcedo
23. Samana
24. Sánchez Ramírez
25. San Cristóbal
26. San Juan
27. San Pedro de Macoris
28. Santiago
29. Santiago Rodríguez
30. Santo Domingo
31. Valverde

Official language:

The official language is Spanish.

Government:

Presidential republic

Population:

According to the census 2007: 9,523,200

Currency:

Peso Oro Dominicano