Dominican Republic

[[Juan Pablo Duarte 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. 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 , and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people in 2022, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. Christopher Columbus explored and claimed the island for Castile, landing there on his first voyage in 1492. The colony of Santo Domingo became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas and the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which became the independent state of Haiti in 1804. The Dominican people declared independence from Spain in November 1821, but were forcefully annexed by Haiti in February 1822. Independence came 22 years later in 1844, after victory in the Dominican War of Independence. Over the next 72 years, the Dominican Republic experienced several civil wars, failed invasions by Haiti, and a brief return to Spanish colonial status, before permanently ousting the Spanish during the Dominican War of Restoration of 1863–1865. The U.S. occupied the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) due to threats of defaulting on foreign debts; a subsequent calm and prosperous six-year period under Horacio Vásquez followed. From 1930 the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo ruled until his assassination in 1961. Juan Bosch was elected president in 1962 but was deposed in a military coup in 1963. A civil war in 1965, the country's last, was ended by U.S. military intervention and was followed by the authoritarian rule of Joaquín Balaguer (1966–1978 and 1986–1996). Since 1978, the Dominican Republic has moved toward representative democracy.

The Dominican Republic has the largest economy (according to the U.S. State Department and the World Bank) in the Caribbean and Central American 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 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 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. The Dominican Republic is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Santo Domingo (pub. 1858-)
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    Published 1946
    Ciudad Trujillo : Imp. ABC, 1946.
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    Published 1880
    Santo Domingo : Imprenta de García Hermanos, 1880-
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    Published 1947
    Ciudad Trujillo, R.D. : Imprenta J.R. Vda. García, Sucesores, 1947.
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    Published 1946
    Ciudad Trujillo, R.D. : Imprenta J.R. Vda. García, sucesores, 1946.
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    Published 1929
    Port-au-Prince, Haïti : Impr. Centrale, [1929?]
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    Published 1895
    Santo Domingo : Imprenta de Garcia Hermanos, 1895.
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    Published 1925
    Washington, D.C. : [Pan American Union], 1925.
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    Santo Domingo de Guzḿan : [s.n.]
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    Published 1936
    Ciudad Trujillo, R.D. : Imprenta J.R. vda. García, Sucs., 1936.
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    Published 1953
    Ciudad Trujillo, República Dominicana : [publisher not identified], 1953.
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    Published 1929
    Santo Domingo, R.D. : Impr. de J.R. vda. García, sucesores, 1929.
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    Published 1947
    Ciudad Trujillo : [publisher not identified], 1947.
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    Published 1936
    Ciudad Trujillo, Distrito de Santo Domingo, R.D. : Imprenta "La Opinión, C. por A.", 1936.
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    Ciudad Trujillo : [publisher not identified], [1955]
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    [Washington?] : [publisher not identified], [1955?]
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    Published 1981
    Santo Domingo, R.D. : Instituto de Capacitación Tributaria de la Secretaría de Estado de Finanzas, 1981.
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    Published 1909
    Santo Domingo : Imp. y Librería J.R. vda. García, 1909.
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    Published 1938
    Washington, D.C. : Pan American Union, [1938]
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    Washington, D.C.
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