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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 North American 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 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 in the Caribbean region 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 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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Los Haitises National Park is a national park located on the remote northeast coast of the Dominican Republic that was established in 1976. It consists of a limestone karst plateau with conical hills, sinkholes and caverns, and there is a large area of mangrove forest on the coast. Other parts of the park are clad in subtropical humid forest and the area has an annual precipitation of about 2,000 mm (79 in). The park contains a number of different habitats and consequently has a great diversity of mammals and birds, including some rare species endemic to the island. Some of the caverns contain pictograms and petroglyphs. The park has become a popular ecotourism destination but the number of tourists allowed to visit is limited. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Dominican Republic-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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The port of Puerto Plata seen from the heights of the city

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Leonel Fernández, 2016

Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna (Pronunciation of "Leonel Fernández") (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of the EU–LAC Foundation.

Fernández became the first elected president of the Dominican Republic under his political party, the Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, or PLD), although party founder Juan Bosch was also sworn in as president in 1963 after the first democratic elections held in roughly four decades in the country. Fernández's administrations have focused much on technological and infrastructural development and macroeconomic and monetary stability. He has served as the party president of the Dominican Liberation Party from 2001 until his resignation on 20 October 2019. He later founded the People's Force and nominated himself as its party's presidential nominee. (Full article...)

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