Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~11.3 million. Its capital is Santo Domingo. This is the complete reference for identifying Dominican Republic in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Population | ~11.3 million |
| ISO codes | DO / DOM |
| Coordinates | 18.48°, -69.89° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Dominican Republic appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Dominican Republic is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~11.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Santo Domingo), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Dominican Republic is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.
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Reading Dominican Republic in MapDash context
The Dominican Republic record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Dominican Republic sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Dominican Republic’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Dominican Republic?
The capital of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
What continent is Dominican Republic in?
Dominican Republic is in Latin America & Caribbean.
What is the population of Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic has a population of approximately ~11.3 million.
What countries border Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.