The Dominican Republic is a unitary presidential republic of 31 provinces and a national district. It has a market economy driven by tourism and free zones, a concordat with the Catholic Church, and a strict policy of deporting undocumented Haitians.
In the 12 Axes register, Dominican Republic leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Dominican Republic sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Unitary state with 31 provinces
Representative Democracy
President and Congress elected every four years
Centrist
Press free, strict border controls
Non-Interventionist
US security partner, firm border policy toward Haiti
Neutral
Modest armed forces, border reinforcement
Assimilationist
Mass deportations of undocumented Haitians
Economic Liberal
Open market, tourism and free zones
Markets
Free trade agreement with the US
Free Trade
CAFTA-DR member, export free zones
Spiritual
Concordat with the Holy See, Catholic ties
Traditionalist
Abortion banned in all circumstances
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Dominican Republic is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Dominican Republic is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Hispania, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
