World Region Information --- Dominican Republic Information
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It lies east of Cuba and Jamaica, south of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island it shares with the Republic of Haiti.
Approx. 49,000 km2
Santiago de los Caballeros(550,000), etc.
Approximately 10.74 million people
70.4% mixed race, 15.8% black, 13.5% white, other
Spanish
69% Christian
Along with its European cultural base, it is influenced by African and Tanoi tribes.
- Puntacana
- Ciudad Colonial
- Playa Dorada
- Cabarete Beach
- Playa Las Galeras
- Kite Beach
- Bahia de Samana
- Bahia de Las Aguilas
- Parque Nacional del Este
- Parque Duarte Jarabacoa
Basic education is compulsory for children aged 6-14. Secondary education is not compulsory, but it is free.
- Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
- Universidad Iberoamericana
- Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
- Universidad APEC
- Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
1804 Hispaniola becomes independent from France as Haiti
1808 Spain retakes Santo Domingo
1821 Brief independence after uprising against Spanish rule
1822 Jean-Pierre Boyer of Haiti marches on Santo Domingo and annexes the eastern part of the island
1844 Independence from Haiti as the Dominican Republic
1861-63 Annexation by Spain
1864 Rebellion causes Spain to withdraw from the Dominican Republic
1865 Second Dominican Republic Declaration
1875 Peace Treaty with Haiti
1916-24 Occupied by U.S. forces due to civil war
1924 U.S. forces withdraw
1930-61 coup d'etat. Dictatorship of General Trujillo
1937 Troops Massacre Haitians Living in Dominican Republic Territory
1960 Organization of American States Adopts Resolution Calling for Severance of Diplomatic Relations with Dominican Republic
1961 Assassination of Trujillo
1962 Left-wing Dominican Revolutionary Party founder Van Bosch elected president
1963 Bosch resigns in military coup
1965 uprising by Bosch supporters. Dominican Civil War. U.S. military invasion
1966 Joaquin Balaguer of the Trujillo faction was elected president. power politics. Bosch faction Purge
1978 Silvestre Antonio Guzman elected president. Release of political prisoners. Relaxed media censorship. Wipe out the Balaguer-supporting army
1979 Extensive damage caused by two hurricanes. economic downturn
1985 austerity and riots
1986 Balaguer wins re-election as president
1994 Balaguer is re-elected as president, but due to fraud, he is limited to a two-year term.
1998 Damage caused by Hurricane George
2002 Former President Joaquin Balaguer dies at 95
2010 Border crossing restrictions tightened to prevent cholera spread from Haiti
2012 Extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy
2016 Deluge. state of emergency declaration
2018 Terminated diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China
It is a presidential republic. The president heads the executive branch, executes the laws passed by parliament, appoints the cabinet, and serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The parliament is bicameral.
- National Palace of the Dominican Republic
- Congress of the Dominican Republic
- Supreme Court and Council of the Judiciary
$9,195
Once a country heavily dependent on agricultural exports, it has shifted to a diverse mix of manufacturing, mining, trade and services. It is the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central America region. It has the second largest gold mine in the world.
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