- published: 15 Jan 2015
- views: 95873
The Dominican Republic (i/dəˌmɪnɨkən rɨˈpʌblɪk/; Spanish: República Dominicana [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,442 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi) and an estimated 10 million people.
Taínos inhabited what is now the Dominican Republic since the 7th century. Christopher Columbus landed on it in 1492, and it became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, namely Santo Domingo, the country's capital and Spain's first capital in the New World. Santo Domingo can boast of many firsts in the Americas, including the first cathedral, and castle, both in the Ciudad Colonial area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Thomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight review to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic - G-TUIA
Stimulating Neighborhood Economies in the Dominican Republic
New Effort to Develop Border Area Between Dominican Republic and Haiti
Barrick Pueblo Viejo: Supporting the development of the Dominican Republic
Punta Cana landing Boeing 777 300 ER - Air France
Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti Law Firm & Lawyers Dominican Republic
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CUBAN LEADER FIDEL CASTRO VISIT
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CUBAN LEADER FIDEL CASTRO VISIT
Is China Taking Over the Caribbean
DFS - The Film Industry in the Dominican Republic as an engine of socio-economic development
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DOMINICANS TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS DESPITE PROBLEMS
2014 PMO of the Year Award Finalist: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Juan Vicini: Dominican and Haitian Demographics & Economics
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INCREASE IN DRUG REHABILITATION CENTRES