Geography

The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti, and is the second largest country in the Caribbean, comprising an area of 48,198 square kilometers (29,948 square miles). It is bordered on the north by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south by the Caribbean Sea. This is a big island by Caribbean standards and care should be taken to arrive at the one of four international airports that may be closest to your final destination to avoid long car trips, sometimes of up to eight hours, for example if you land at Punta Cana International and are headed to Puerto Plata.