Portal:Dominican Republic
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Introduction
Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Homeland, Freedom" | |
| Anthem: ¡Quisqueyanos Valientes! Valiant Quisqueyans! | |
| ISO 3166 code | DO |
The Dominican Republic is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the second-largest nation by area after Cuba at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi) and second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.
The Dominican Republic has the largest economy in the Caribbean and the seventh-largest 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 gold production of the country is 31 metric tonnes in 2015.
The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. 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, palace, monastery, and fortress built in the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, a World Heritage Site. (Full article... )
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Cyclura ricordii , also known as Ricord's ground iguana or Ricord's rock iguana, is an endangered species of medium-sized rock iguana, a large herbivorous lizard. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It is known to coexist with the nominate subspecies of the rhinoceros iguana (C. cornuta cornuta); the two species are the only taxa of rock iguana to do so. The natural habitats of its three subpopulations are hot, dry, wooded savanna on limestone with access to soil and sandy flats in southern Hispaniola. It is threatened by predation by introduced predators and habitat loss, due to overgrazing and charcoal manufacture. (Full article... )
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Image 3Chicharrón mixto, is a common dish in the country derived from Andalusia in southern Spain. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 4Dominican Republic students with historical national flag. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 5Chiefdoms of Hispaniola. Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua and Higüey (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 6Balaguer in 1988 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 7Cartoon about constant revolutions in the Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 8A rally in China, 1966, in solidarity with the Dominican Republic Constitutionalists against the US. Slogans are visible e.g. "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 )
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Image 9Dominican Merengue dance. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 11Dominican Republic music culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 12The Guardia republicana, set up by President Cáceres in 1907 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 13President Alejandro Woss y Gil taking office in 1903. (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 14Marine machine gun unit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 16Despite 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 )
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Image 17American Red Cross convoy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1916. (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 18Camp of US Marines in the Dominican Republic during the occupation.
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Image 19Rafael Trujillo in 1952 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 20Dominican Republic people in traditional culture dress. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 21Dominican Republic carnival parade costumes in San Juan de la Maguana (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 22National pantheon in Santo Domingo built from 1714 to 1746 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 23A Marine heavy machine gunner in Santo Domingo (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 24Arrival of Christopher Columbus, art by Dominican painter Luis Desangles. (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 25Safety corridor (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 26Traditional cojuelo mask of the Dominican carnaval (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 27Santo Domingo before the Haitian annexation (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 28Dominican native and Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 29Painting by Johannes Vingboons of Santo Domingo, c. 1665 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 30Balaguer in 1966 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 31Christopher Columbus statue in colonial Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 32Lluvia en el mercado (English: Rain in the Market), 1942 (Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo). (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 33Rafael Estrella (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 34Dominican Republic dance culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 35Reception of American commissioners by President Báez, 1871. (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 37Mastrolilli residence interior by Dominican architect Rafael Calventi. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 38A 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 )
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Image 39The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the first cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 40Dominican native, fashion designer and perfume maker Oscar de la Renta (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 41Map of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) and Haiti in 1921 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 42Dominican Republic people and culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 44In 1511, Antonio de Montesinos denounced the abuses against the indigenous people (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 45Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra in concert, 2005 (from Culture of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 46A 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 )
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Image 47Assassination attempt on Venezuela's president by S.I.M. agents (June 24, 1960) (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 48Rafael Trujillo (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Image 49Marine Aviators in the Dominican Republic, 1919 (from History of the Dominican Republic )
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Luguelín Miguel Santos Aquino (born 12 November 1992) is a Dominican sprinter, who specialises in the 400 m. He was the silver medallist in the event at the 2012 London Olympics at the age of nineteen. His personal best is 44.11 seconds.
Santos emerged with two gold medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and made his senior breakthrough at the 2011 Pan American Games, taking individual and relay silver medals with Dominican national record times. He belongs to the Dominican olympic program CRESO. (Full article... )
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