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{{Country | {{Country | ||
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|area =18.704 sq mi | |area =18.704 sq mi | ||
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| − | |gdp = | + | |gdp =$85,000,000,000 (2020) |
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|currency =Dominican peso | |currency =Dominican peso | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
===Guidebooks=== | ===Guidebooks=== | ||
| − | * ''The Dominican Republic (A to Z)'' by Byron Augustin (2006) [ | + | * ''The Dominican Republic (A to Z)'' by Byron Augustin (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Dominican-Republic-Z-Byron-Augustin/dp/0516249517/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * ''Lonely Planet Dominican Republic'' by Gary Chandler and Liza Prado (2005) [ | + | * ''Lonely Planet Dominican Republic'' by Gary Chandler and Liza Prado (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Dominican-Republic-Country/dp/1740597044/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-5 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * ''Fodor's Dominican Republic,'' (2008) [ | + | * ''Fodor's Dominican Republic,'' (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Fodors-Dominican-Republic-Gold-Guides/dp/1400007569/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * ''Moon Dominican Republic'' (Moon Handbooks) by Ana Chavier Caamano (2006) [ | + | * ''Moon Dominican Republic'' (Moon Handbooks) by Ana Chavier Caamano (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Dominican-Republic-Handbooks/dp/1566916097/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] |
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* Ruck, Rob. ''The Tropic of Baseball: Baseball in the Dominican Republic.'' (1991). 205 pp. | * Ruck, Rob. ''The Tropic of Baseball: Baseball in the Dominican Republic.'' (1991). 205 pp. | ||
| − | + | ==See Also== | |
| + | *[[Mexican and Caribbean Christianity | Caribbean Christianity]] | ||
[[Category:Caribbean Countries]] | [[Category:Caribbean Countries]] | ||
[[Category:Dominican Republic]] | [[Category:Dominican Republic]] | ||
[[Category:Spanish Empire]] | [[Category:Spanish Empire]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Christian-Majority Countries]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Caribbean Islands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, March 6, 2026
| Dominican Republic | |
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| Flag | Coat of Arms |
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Government | Presidential republic |
| Language | Spanish (official) |
| President | Luis Abinader |
| Area | 18.704 sq mi |
| Population | 11,000,000 (2020) |
| GDP | $85,000,000,000 (2020) |
| GDP per capita | $7,727 (2020) |
| Currency | Dominican peso |
The Dominican Republic is a Hispanic country in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises the eastern two thirds of the Caribbean island Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Its capital is Santo Domingo.
Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, reached the island on Christmas Eve 1492. The settlement there was named "La Navidad".
The Dominican Republic has produced many great baseball players, including Albert Pujols, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Jose Reyes and Manny Ramirez.
Further reading
Guidebooks
- The Dominican Republic (A to Z) by Byron Augustin (2006) excerpt and text search
- Lonely Planet Dominican Republic by Gary Chandler and Liza Prado (2005) excerpt and text search
- Fodor's Dominican Republic, (2008) excerpt and text search
- Moon Dominican Republic (Moon Handbooks) by Ana Chavier Caamano (2006) excerpt and text search
History
- Baud, Michael. Peasants and Tobacco in the Dominican Republic, 1870-1930. (1995). 326 pp.
- Bell, Ian. The Dominican Republic. (1981). 392 pp.
- Betances, Emelio. State and Society in the Dominican Republic. (1995). 162 pp.
- Engerman, Stanley L. et al. eds. Between Slavery and Free Labor: The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean in the Nineteenth Century. (1985). 294 pp.
- Moya Pons, Frank. The Dominican Republic: A National History. (1995). 543 pp.
- Ruck, Rob. The Tropic of Baseball: Baseball in the Dominican Republic. (1991). 205 pp.