This polygon shapefile contains the first-level administrative divisions of Dominican Republic (adm1). Level 1 divisions include provinces and the national district. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset. Hijmans, R. and University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. (2015). First-level Administrative Divisions, Dominican Republic, 2015. UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qg851nc9278 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.