Dominican Republic
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| Naitional motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) ("God, Faitherland, Liberty") |
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.svg) Location o Dominican Republic |
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| Offeecial leid | Spainyie | ||||
| Caipital | Santo Domingo | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | Santo Domingo | ||||
| Govrenment Heid o State - |
Representative Democracy Preses o the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernández |
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| Area | 48,442 km (18,704 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | 10,090,000 | ||||
| Foondin | 1 Dizember 1821 | ||||
| Siller | Dominican peso (DOP) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | Himno Nacional | ||||
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| Internet TLD | .do | ||||
| Cawin code | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 | ||||
The Dominican Republic (Listeni /dɒmˌɪnɪkən rɪˈpʌblɪk/; Spanish: República Dominicana, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a naition on the island o Hispaniola, pairt o the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The wastren third o the island is occupied bi the naition o Haiti, makin Hispaniola ane o twa Caribbean islands that are shared bi twa kintras. Baith bi aurie an population, the Dominican Republic is the seicont lairgest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,442 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi) an an estimated 10 million fowk.
