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Dominican Republic
*República Dominicana* (Spanish)
Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish); "God, Homeland, Freedom"
	Anthem: ¡Quisqueyanos Valientes!; Valiant Quisqueyans!
ISO 3166 code	DO

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The Dominican Republic is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Geographically, the Dominican Republic is part of the North American continent. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. It is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and second-largest by population, with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom approximately 3.6 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

The Dominican Republic has the largest economy (according to the U.S. State Department and the World Bank) in the Caribbean region and is the seventh-largest economy in Latin America. Over the last 25 years, the Dominican Republic has had the fastest-growing economy in the Western Hemisphere – with an average real GDP growth rate of 5.3% between 1992 and 2018. GDP growth in 2014 and 2015 reached 7.3 and 7.0%, respectively, the highest in the Western Hemisphere. Recent growth has been driven by construction, manufacturing, tourism, and mining. The country is the site of the third largest (in terms of production) gold mine in the world, the Pueblo Viejo mine.

The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. The year-round golf courses and resorts are major attractions. A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to both the Caribbean's tallest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, and the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest point, Lake Enriquillo. The island has an average temperature of 26 °C (78.8 °F) and great climatic and biological diversity. The country is also the site of the first cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress built in the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, a World Heritage Site. (Full article...)

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David at peak intensity near landfall in Hispaniola on August 31, 1979

Hurricane David was a devastating Atlantic hurricane which caused massive loss of life in the Dominican Republic in August 1979, and was the most intense hurricane to make landfall in the country in recorded history. A long-lived Cape Verde hurricane, David was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season.

David formed on August 25, in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa. Two days later, the storm reached hurricane strength, then underwent rapid intensification, strengthening into a Category 5 hurricane and reaching peak sustained winds of 175 mph (282 km/h) on August 28. By the time the system dissipated on September 8, it had traversed the Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, The Bahamas, the East Coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. (Full article...)

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Image 1Mastrolilli residence interior by Dominican architect Rafael Calventi. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 2Dominican Republic dance culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 3Santo Domingo before the Haitian annexation (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 4Dominican Republic people in traditional culture dress. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 5Massacre of Queen Anacaona and her subjects (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 6A bohío near Santo Domingo. Many Dominicans —especially those in rural areas— used to live in bohíos until well into the mid-20th century, like the native Taínos. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 7Francisco J. Peynado, Washington DC, 1913 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 8Dominican Republic students with historical national flag. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 9Dominican native and Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 10A Marine heavy machine gunner in Santo Domingo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 11Dominican Merengue dance. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 12Marine machine gun unit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 13American Red Cross convoy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1916. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 14Dominican Republic carnival parade costumes in San Juan de la Maguana (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 151st Marine Regiment stationed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 16Lluvia en el mercado (English: Rain in the Market), 1942 (Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo). (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 17Marine Aviators in the Dominican Republic, 1919 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 18Dominican Republic people and culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 19The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the first cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 20Battle of Vega Real (1494) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 21In 1511, Antonio de Montesinos denounced the abuses against the indigenous people (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 22National pantheon in Santo Domingo built from 1714 to 1746 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 23President Alejandro Woss y Gil taking office in 1903. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 24A mass rally in China in 1966 in solidarity with the Dominican Republic Constitutionalists against the United States, with numerous slogans visible in the picture, recognizable ones being "U.S. imperialism out of the Dominican Republic! Out of Latin America! Out of Vietnam! Out of our territory, Taiwan! (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 25Camp of US Marines in the Dominican Republic during the occupation.
Fortaleza San Luis (Santiago de los Caballeros) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 26Chiefdoms of Hispaniola. Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua and Higüey (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 27Dominican Republic music culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 28Painting by Johannes Vingboons of Santo Domingo, c. 1665 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 29Despite the slowing in economic growth, the economy of the Dominican Republic has far surpassed that of its neighbour Haiti from the 1970s onwards (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 30Rafael Trujillo in 1952 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 31Cartoon about constant revolutions in the Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 32Horacio Vasquez (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 33A group of peasant guerillas, known as gavilleros, who fought against the U.S. Marine occupation of the Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 34Christopher Columbus statue in colonial Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 35Map of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) and Haiti in 1921 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 36Rafael Trujillo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 37Arrival of Christopher Columbus, art by Dominican painter Luis Desangles. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 38Traditional cojuelo mask of the Dominican carnaval (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 39Balaguer in 1988 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 40Chicharrón mixto, is a common dish in the country derived from Andalusia in southern Spain. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 41Balaguer in 1966. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 42Reception of American commissioners by President Báez, 1871. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 43National pantheon in Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 44Safety corridor (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 45Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra in concert, 2005 (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 46The Guardia republicana, set up by President Cáceres in 1907 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 47Dominican native, fashion designer and perfume maker Oscar de la Renta (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 48Rafael Estrella (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 49Ruins of Monasterio de San Francisco (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 50Ulises Heureaux (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 51Ruins of Hospital San Nicolás de Bari (from History of the Dominican Republic)

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National Palace (Dominican Republic)

The National Palace is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic.

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Cruz in 2020

Bethania de la Cruz de Peña (born May 13, 1987) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, currently playing for the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball Federation. She is best known for winning the gold medal with the Dominican women's national team at the 2009 NORCECA Championship and the 2010 Pan-American Cup. (Full article...)

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