Outline of the Dominican Republic
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Dominican Republic:
The Dominican Republic is a sovereign island nation on the eastern portion of the Island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea.[1] Part of the Greater Antilles archipelago, Hispaniola lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica. Its western three-eighths is the nation of Haiti,[2][3] making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are occupied by two countries, Saint Martin being the other.
The Dominican Republic is the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, its capital Santo Domingo, which was also the first colonial capital in the Americas.[4] It is the site of the first cathedral,[5] university, European-built road, European-built fortress, and more.
For most of its independent history, the nation experienced political turmoil and unrest, suffering through many non-representative and tyrannical governments. Since the death of military dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina in 1961, the Dominican Republic has moved toward representative democracy.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn[invalid input: 'ɨ']kən r[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈpʌbl[invalid input: 'ɨ']k/
- Common English country name: The Dominican Republic
- Official English country name: The Dominican Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Dominican
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the Dominican Republic
- International rankings of the Dominican Republic
- ISO country codes: DO, DOM, 214
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .do
Geography of the Dominican Republic
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- the Dominican Republic is: an island country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America ( PR, though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- Caribbean
- Antilles
- Greater Antilles
- Hispaniola (island, which it shares with Haiti)
- Greater Antilles
- Antilles
- Caribbean
- North Atlantic
- Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of the Dominican Republic
- High: Pico Duarte 3,098 m (10,164 ft) – highest point in the Caribbean
- Low: Lago Enriquillo −46 m (−151 ft) – lowest point on any ocean island
- Land boundaries:
Haiti 360 km
- Coastline: 1,288 km
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of the Dominican Republic:
- Area of the Dominican Republic:
- Atlas of the Dominican Republic
Environment of the Dominican Republic
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- Climate of the Dominican Republic
- Renewable energy in the Dominican Republic
- Geology of the Dominican Republic
- Protected areas of the Dominican Republic
- Wildlife of the Dominican Republic
Natural geographic features of the Dominican Republic
- Fjords of the Dominican Republic
- Glaciers of the Dominican Republic
- Islands of the Dominican Republic
- Lakes of the Dominican Republic
- Mountains of the Dominican Republic
- Rivers of the Dominican Republic
- Valleys of the Dominican Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic
Regions of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Regions of the Dominican Republic
Ecoregions of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Ecoregions in the Dominican Republic
Administrative divisions of the Dominican Republic
None
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
- Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
- Cities of the Dominican Republic
Demography of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Demographics of the Dominican Republic
Government and politics of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Government of the Dominican Republic and Politics of the Dominican Republic
- Form of government: representative democracy
- Capital of the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
Branches of the government of the Dominican Republic
Executive branch of the government of the Dominican Republic
- Head of state: President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina
- Head of government: President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina
- Cabinet of the Dominican Republic
Legislative branch of the government of the Dominican Republic
Judicial branch of the government of the Dominican Republic
Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic
International organization membership
The Dominican Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Law of the Dominican Republic
- Constitution of the Dominican Republic
- Crime in the Dominican Republic
- Human rights in the Dominican Republic
- Law enforcement in the Dominican Republic
Military of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Military of the Dominican Republic
Local government in the Dominican Republic
History of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: History of the Dominican Republic, Timeline of the history of the Dominican Republic, and Current events of the Dominican Republic
Culture of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Culture of the Dominican Republic
- Architecture of the Dominican Republic
- Cuisine of the Dominican Republic
- Festivals in the Dominican Republic
- Languages of the Dominican Republic
- Media in the Dominican Republic
- National symbols of the Dominican Republic
- Demographics of the Dominican Republic
- Prostitution in the Dominican Republic
- Public holidays in the Dominican Republic
- Records of the Dominican Republic
- Religion in the Dominican Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Dominican Republic
Art in the Dominican Republic
- Art in the Dominican Republic
- Cinema of the Dominican Republic
- Literature of the Dominican Republic
- Music of the Dominican Republic
- Television in the Dominican Republic
- Theatre in the Dominican Republic
Sports in the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Sports in the Dominican Republic
Economy and infrastructure of the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Economy of the Dominican Republic
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 76th (seventy-sixth)
- Agriculture in the Dominican Republic
- Banking in the Dominican Republic
- Communications in the Dominican Republic
- Companies of the Dominican Republic
- Banks of the Dominican Republic
- Energy in the Dominican Republic
- Mining in the Dominican Republic
- Tourism in the Dominican Republic
- Transport in the Dominican Republic
Education in the Dominican Republic
- Main article: Education in the Dominican Republic
Infrastructure of the Dominican Republic
- Health care in the Dominican Republic
- Transportation in the Dominican Republic
- Water supply and sanitation in the Dominican Republic
See also
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- Index of Dominican Republic-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Outline of the Caribbean
References
- ^ a b "Dominican Republic". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Hispaniola Article". Britannica.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Dominican Republic 2014". Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Ramos, Ruth; Esther Ramos (2005). "Dominican Republic History". Visiting the Dominican Republic.com. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Santo Domingo, city, Dominican Republic". The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Bartleby.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Dominican Republic
- Official Website of the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic
- Presidency of the Dominican Republic Template:Es icon
- Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic
- World Bank Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic Weather Information
Wikimedia Atlas of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Outline of the Dominican Republic at Curlie
- "Dominican Republic". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.