Dominican Republic

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• Haiti

Dominican Republic in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Dominican Republic is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 24 claims from the pool that are true of Dominican Republic, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “D”1 of 5
• Its currency is called the peso1 of 8
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its capital city's name begins with “S”1 of 17
• Has Spanish as an official language1 of 20
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177