'What is the Dominican Republic?'

What is the Dominican Republic?

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Dominican Republic

República Dominicana

Dominican Republic

Flag of the Dominican Republic Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic

Flag Coat of arms

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Motto: Spanish: Dios, Patria, Libertad

(English: God, Fatherland, Liberty)

Anthem: Quisqueyanos valientes

Location of the Dominican Republic

Capital

(and largest city) Santo Domingo

18°30′N 69°59′W

Official languages Spanish

Government Republic

* President Leonel Fernández

Independence from Haiti

* Date 27 February 1844

Area

* Total 48, 442 km² (130st)

18, 810 sq mi

* Water (%) 1.6

Population

* July 2005 estimate 8, 895, 000 (87th)

* 2002 census 8, 562, 541

* Density 182/km² (58th)

474/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate

* Total $67.410 billion (68th)

* Per capita $7, 611 (85th)

HDI (2006) 0.751 (medium) (94th)

Currency Peso (DOP)

Time zone (UTC-4)

Internet TLD .do

Calling code +1-809 and +1-829

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The Dominican Republic, (Spanish: República Dominicana, IPA [re'puβlika domini'kana]) is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. Hispaniola is the second-largest of the Greater Antilles islands, and lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica.

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A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule lasted for much of the 20th century; the move towards representative democracy has improved vastly since the death of military dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo in 1961.

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Dominicans sometimes refer to their country as Quisqueya, a name for Hispaniola used by indigenous Taíno people.

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The Dominican Republic is not to be confused with Dominica, another Caribbean country.

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Comment #1 TexasGal from Dallas, Texas -

My elder sister went on a mission trip with her high school church group to the Dominican Republic. She had a great time and it set up a lifelong love of mission trips that she's also instilled in her children.

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