General Reference
- Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪnɨkən rɨˈpʌblɨk/
- Common English country name: The Dominican Republic
- Official English country name: The Dominican Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Dominican
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the Dominican Republic
- International rankings of the Dominican Republic
- ISO country codes: DO, DOM, 214
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .do
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