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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 country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Geographically, the Dominican Republic is part of the North American continent. 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 (according to the U.S. State Department and the World Bank) in the Caribbean 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 (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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Coprinites is an extinct monotypic genus of gilled fungus in the Agaricales family Agaricaceae. At present it contains the single species Coprinites dominicana.

The genus is solely known from the early Miocene, Burdigalian stage, Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola. Coprinites is one of only four known agarics fungus species known in the fossil record and the first of three to be described from Dominican amber. (Full article...)

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Image 1Chicharrón mixto, is a common dish in the country derived from Andalusia in southern Spain. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 2Cartoon about constant revolutions in the Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 3Dominican Republic people and culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 4The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the first cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 5Ruins of Monasterio de San Francisco (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 6National pantheon in Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 7Dominican Republic students with historical national flag. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 8Dominican Republic people in traditional culture dress. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 9Santo Domingo before the Haitian annexation (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 10Christopher Columbus statue in colonial Santo Domingo. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 11Dominican native and Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 12Ruins of Hospital San Nicolás de Bari (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 13A Marine heavy machine gunner in Santo Domingo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 14Chiefdoms of Hispaniola. Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua and Higüey (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 15Lluvia en el mercado (English: Rain in the Market), 1942 (Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo). (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 16Rafael Estrella (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 17Reception of American commissioners by President Báez, 1871. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 18Balaguer in 1966 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 19Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra in concert, 2005 (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 20Rafael Trujillo (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 21Dominican native, fashion designer and perfume maker Oscar de la Renta (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 22Ulises Heureaux (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 23Dominican Republic carnival parade costumes in San Juan de la Maguana (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 24Dominican Republic music culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 25Safety corridor (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 26President Alejandro Woss y Gil taking office in 1903. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 27Marine machine gun unit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 28American Red Cross convoy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1916. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 29National pantheon in Santo Domingo built from 1714 to 1746 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 30Rafael Trujillo in 1952 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 31Marine Aviators in the Dominican Republic, 1919 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 32The Guardia republicana, set up by President Cáceres in 1907 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 33Traditional cojuelo mask of the Dominican carnaval (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 35Dominican Republic dance culture. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 36Painting by Johannes Vingboons of Santo Domingo, c. 1665 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 37Despite 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 38Arrival of Christopher Columbus, art by Dominican painter Luis Desangles. (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 39Camp of US Marines in the Dominican Republic during the occupation.
Fortaleza San Luis (Santiago de los Caballeros) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 40Mastrolilli residence interior by Dominican architect Rafael Calventi. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 41Dominican Merengue dance. (from Culture of the Dominican Republic)
Image 42Map of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) and Haiti in 1921 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 43A 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 44A 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 45Balaguer in 1988 (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 46Massacre of Queen Anacaona and her subjects (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 47Battle of Vega Real (1494) (from History of the Dominican Republic)
Image 48In 1511, Antonio de Montesinos denounced the abuses against the indigenous people (from History of the Dominican Republic)

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Columbus Lighthouse

The Columbus Lighthouse monument in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

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Ramírez with the New York Yankees

Edwar Emilio Ramírez (born 28 March 1981) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. Ramírez appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees (2007–2009) and Oakland Athletics (2010). After finding himself out of baseball in 2004, Ramírez revitalized his career by developing an effective changeup.

Originally a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization, Ramírez pitched for the Angels only in minor league baseball. The Angels released Ramírez before the 2004 season. After spending the next year mastering a changeup, he spent parts of the following two seasons in independent league baseball. Ramírez signed with the Yankees in 2006, and made his MLB debut the next season. Ramírez enjoyed success and popularity among the fan base during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He struggled in 2009, and pitched for the Athletics early in the 2010 season before returning to minor league baseball in the Athletics organization. He pitched in the Mexican League in 2011. (Full article...)

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