The Dominican Republic has become the Caribbean's largest tourist destination; the country's year-round golf courses are among the top attractions.
Population 10,000,000
The Dominican Republic is situated on the eastern part of the second-largest island in the Greater Antilles, Hispaniola. It shares the island roughly at a 2:1 ratio with Haiti. The country's area is reported variously as 48,442 km² making it the second largest country in the Antilles, after Cuba. The country's capital and greatest metropolitan area, Santo Domingo, is located on the southern coast.
The climate of the Dominican Republic is mostly tropical. The annual average temperature is 25 °C . At higher elevations, the temperature averages 18 °C while near sea level the average temperature is 28 °C.
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