Famous dive area near Santo Domingo is "La Caleta", an underwater national park with wrecks such as the "The Hickory" wreck, "El Limon" wreck...

Localização: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Coordenadas geográficas: 19° 0' N, 70° 40' W
Costa: 1,288 km km
Clima: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Relevo: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Cimeiras: lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Riscos naturais: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Moeda: Dominican peso (DOP)
População: 9,183,984 (July 2006 est.)
Línguas: Spanish
Capital: Santo Domingo
Divisão administrativa: 31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, El Seibo, Elias Pina, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Sanchez Ramirez, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde

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