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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.
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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · 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 2026.10.27).
Capital
Santo Domingo
Population
10,771,504 inh.
Area
48,671 km²
Currency
DOP
Regime
—
Executive in office
Head of State
Luis Abinader
since 2020.08.16
Parti moderne révolutionnaire
Government in office
· 5 members
Ministre des Affaires étrangères
Victor Bisonó
since 2026.08.16
Parti réformiste social chrétien
Foreign affairs
Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic
Luis Miguel de Camps
since 2025.02.03
Education
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic
Rafael Santos Badía
since 2026.02.12
Education
Minister for Women of the Dominican Republic
Gloria Reyes Supérate
since 2026.01.07
Minister of Labour of the Dominican Republic
Eddy Olivares Ortega
since 2025.02.02
Parliament
Chambre des députés
190 seats
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Modern Revolutionary Party PRM
140
Fuerza del Pueblo FP
28
Dominican Liberation Party PLD
13
Social Christian Reformist Party PRSC
2
Dominicans for Change DxC
2
Country Alliance ALPAÍS
1
Civic Renovation Party PCR
1
Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic PLR
1
Dominican Revolutionary Party PRD
1
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party PQDC
1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Sénat
32 seats
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Modern Revolutionary Party PRM
24
Fuerza del Pueblo FP
3
Social Christian Reformist Party PRSC
1
PPG
1
Independent Revolutionary Party PRI
1
Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic PLR
1
Alliance for Democracy APD
1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
127 G$
2025
↑ +2.5 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
11,059 $
2025
↑ +1.7 % vs 2024
Growth
2.1 %
2025
↓ -2.8 pt vs 2024
Inflation
3.9 %
2025
↑ +0.6 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
5.1 %
2025
↓ -0.2 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
0.8 %
2025
↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
73.9 yrs
2024
↑ +0.2 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
#46
electoral democracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
67/100
Partly Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
#99 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
70/100
#44 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#80
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
1.0 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
0.8 %PIB
2025
Trade dependencies
OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Society · human
UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Refugees hosted
20
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
1,240
UNHCR 2025
National anthem
Quisqueyanos valientes
Composer · José Reyes
Audio not supported.
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,248 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.03: 4,271, or ×1.1.
2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
États-Unis
54%
Chine
13%
GBR
64%
FRA
71%
DEU
71%
RUS
24%