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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.2
- Economy 6.3
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 28 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 10,771,504 inh.
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Currency
- DOP
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Luis Abinader
Government in office 5 members
Ministre des Affaires étrangères
Victor Bisonó
Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic
Luis Miguel de Camps
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic
Rafael Santos Badía
Minister for Women of the Dominican Republic
Gloria Reyes Supérate
Minister of Labour of the Dominican Republic
Eddy Olivares Ortega
Parliament
Chambre des députés
183 seats
Sénat
32 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
127 G$
GDP / capita
11,059 $
Growth
2.1 %
Inflation
3.9 %
Unemployment
5.1 %
Defense / GDP
0.8 %
Life expectancy
73.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
67/100
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
Press freedom (RSF)
70/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#80
Annual budget
1.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
13 Md$
Imports
28 Md$
Balance
-15 Md$
Top exports
- 15% Or
- 11% Cigares
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
54%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
43%
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Chine
13%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
62%
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GBR
64%
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FRA
71%
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DEU
71%
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RUS
24%
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CHN
36%
Abstention: 22%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.776/1
Gini
39.0
Refugees hosted
20
Refugees originating
1,240
National anthem
Quisqueyanos valientes
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,042 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,323, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)