Portal:Dominican Republic

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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Dominican ancestry by state (2010)

Dominican Americans (Spanish: domínico-americanos, estadounidenses dominicanos) are Americans who trace their ancestry to the Dominican Republic. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United States of Dominican descent or to someone who has migrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic. As of 2021, there were approximately 2.4 million people of Dominican descent in the United States, including both native and foreign-born. They are the second largest Hispanic group in the Northeastern region of the United States after Puerto Ricans, and the fifth-largest Hispanic/Latino group nationwide.

The first Dominican to migrate into what is now known as the United States was sailor-turned-merchant Juan Rodríguez who arrived on Manhattan in 1613 from his home in Santo Domingo. Thousands of Dominicans also passed through the gates of Ellis Island in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The most recent movement of emigration to the United States began in the 1960s, after the fall of the dictatorial Trujillo regime. (Full article...)

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Image 1Painting by Johannes Vingboons of Santo Domingo, c. 1665 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 2Dominican Republic carnival parade costumes in San Juan de la Maguana (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 3A 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 4Balaguer in 1966 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 5Cartoon about constant revolutions in the Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 6National pantheon in Santo Domingo built from 1714 to 1746 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 7Rafael Trujillo in 1952 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 8Dominican Republic people and culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 9The Guardia republicana, set up by President Cáceres in 1907 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 10Ruins of Monasterio de San Francisco (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 11Rafael Estrella (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 12Reception of American commissioners by President Báez, 1871. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 13Marine Aviators in the Dominican Republic, 1919 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 14A Marine heavy machine gunner in Santo Domingo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 15The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the first cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 16Mastrolilli residence interior by Dominican architect Rafael Calventi. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 17Ulises Heureaux (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 18Chiefdoms of Hispaniola. Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua and Higüey (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 19Traditional cojuelo mask of the Dominican carnaval (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 20Rafael Trujillo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 21Dominican Merengue dance. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 22Lluvia en el mercado (English: Rain in the Market), 1942 (Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo). (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 23Dominican native, fashion designer and perfume maker Oscar de la Renta (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 24Camp of US Marines in the Dominican Republic during the occupation.
Fortaleza San Luis (Santiago de los Caballeros) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 25Battle of Vega Real (1494) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 26Dominican Republic people in traditional culture dress. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 27Santo Domingo before the Haitian annexation (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 28Dominican Republic students with historical national flag. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 29Map of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) and Haiti in 1921 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 30Dominican Republic dance culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 31Despite 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 32A 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)
Image 33Christopher Columbus statue in colonial Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 34Balaguer in 1988 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 35In 1511, Antonio de Montesinos denounced the abuses against the indigenous people (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 36Massacre of Queen Anacaona and her subjects (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 37Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra in concert, 2005 (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 38Chicharrón mixto, is a common dish in the country derived from Andalusia in southern Spain. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 39Safety corridor (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 40American Red Cross convoy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1916. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 41Marine machine gun unit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 42Dominican Republic music culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 43A 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 44Dominican native and Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 45Ruins of Hospital San Nicolás de Bari (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 46National pantheon in Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 47Arrival of Christopher Columbus, art by Dominican painter Luis Desangles. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 48President Alejandro Woss y Gil taking office in 1903. (from History of the Dominican Republic)

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Monte Cristi Province

A view of the coastline at Monte Cristi Province

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Santos at the 2013 World Championships

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 eighteen. 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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