<P> The Dominican Republic ( Spanish : República Dominicana ( reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana ) ) is a country located in the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region . It occupies the eastern five - eighths of the island , which it shares with the nation of Haiti , making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands , along with Saint Martin , that are shared by two countries . The Dominican Republic is the second - largest Caribbean nation by area ( after Cuba ) at 48,445 square kilometers ( 18,705 sq mi ) , and third by population with approximately 10 million people , of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo , the capital city . </P>
<P> The Dominican Republic ( Spanish : República Dominicana ( reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana ) ) is a country located in the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region . It occupies the eastern five - eighths of the island , which it shares with the nation of Haiti , making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands , along with Saint Martin , that are shared by two countries . The Dominican Republic is the second - largest Caribbean nation by area ( after Cuba ) at 48,445 square kilometers ( 18,705 sq mi ) , and third by population with approximately 10 million people , of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo , the capital city . </P>
where is the dominican republic located on a map
where is the dominican republic located on a map
in the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region
in the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region