So it’s quite a big island, way bigger than most people imagine.ĭominicans speak Spanish. From east to west, driving mainly on highways, it takes about 6 hours to cross the country, and from north to south about 4 hours. The Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean, with about 10 million people. It’s to the East of Cuba, and North East of Jamaica, pretty much slap-bang in the middle of the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic occupies about two-thirds of an island called Hispaniola – the other third is Haiti.
Firstly, it’s called Dominican Republic, D.R.