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Santo Domingo | |
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State of Santo Domingo Estado de Santo Domingo (Spanish) | |
Nickname(s): | |
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "For Freedom and Quisqueyana" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Santo Domingo Territory |
Admitted to the Union | October 1st, 1885 (39th) |
Capital (and largest city) | Santo Domingo City[1] |
Government | |
• Governor | Gonzalo Castillo (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Maria Iglesias (D) |
Legislature | Dominican Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Chamber of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Santo Domingo |
U.S. senators | William Lantigua (D) Marisol Alcantara (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 11 Democrats 8 Republicans 1 Independent (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 18,792[4] sq mi (18,792 km2) |
• Rank | 42nd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 240 mi (386 km) |
• Width | 162 mi (261 km) |
Elevation | 1,391 ft (424 m) |
Highest elevation | 10,164 ft (3,098 m) |
Lowest elevation | −151 ft (−46 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,416,992[7] |
• Rank | 5th |
• Density | 719/sq mi (275.6/km2) |
• Rank | 5th |
• Median household income | $42,309[8] |
• Income rank | 53rd |
Demonym(s) | Dominican, Domingan, Quisqueyan (colloquial) |
Language | |
• Official language | English, Spanish[9] |
• Spoken language | |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Atlantic) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
USPS abbreviation | DM |
ISO 3166 code | US-DM |
Website | dm |
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