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The Dominican Republic is the nation situated in the region of the Caribbean on the island of the Hispaniola. The country is the site of the first stable European settlement in Americas. The capital of the nation is the Santo Domingo which also was the initial colonial capital in Americas.
Previous Records Medals:
The country has won the 1 gold and 1 bronze medal in the summer Olympics till date.
History:
The Hispaniola was populated by Tainos, the people with the Arawakan Speaking who can have arrived near about the 600 A.D. displacing the former inhabitants. The Tainos people called the island as Quisqueya and the Kiskeya which mans the “Highest Island” and also as the Bohio, Ayti or Haiti. The people are engaged in the fishing and farming and gathering and hunting. The Hispaniola was divided in 5 chiefdoms by the year 1492.
Demographics:
According to the World Fact Book of the CIA, the ethnic composition of the population of the country is 73%, mixed race, 11% black and 16% white. The mixed population is the ethnic mixture of the black or white or the Taino heritage. The other racial groups in the country include the Italians, Spaniards, Haitians, Germans, Americans and French.
Government and Policies:
The country is the representative democracy with the national powers which is divided between the independent legislative, judicial branches and the executive. The president of the country appoints cabinet, the laws of executes are passed by legislative branch, and is the commander in chief of armed forces. The power of the legislative is exercised by the bicameral Congress which is composed of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
Culture:
The culture of the country is like the neighbor Caribbean and is the blend of Africans, European Colonists and the Tainos and their legacies of the culture. The official language of the country is the Spanish. The other languages that are spoken widely are German, English, Italian, Haitian Creole and French. The most widely spoken language is the Haitian Creole which is spoken by approximately 159,000 peoples.
Economy:
The economy of the Dominican Republic is biggest economy in the Caribbean region and the Central American. It is the developing country with the lower- middle earnings which principally depends on the government services and the natural resources.
Infrastructure:
Till the year 1960 the country has the crumbling and the backward infrastructure that was cleaned out by decades of the under-investment and the neglect on part of Trujillo dictatorship. The government of the country particularly from onwards of the year 1986 has invested largely in the dicks, airports, roads and in the other forms of the construction which is based on the tourism.
Education:
Officially the primary education is compulsory and as well as free for the children of the age group of 7 to 14.the schooling of the primary education is followed by the 4 year secondary course and 2 years intermediate course. After the 4 year secondary course the diploma named as the bachillerato is awarded. Some of the private and the public vocational education are also available in the country, especially in the agricultural field.
Neighboring Countries:
The neighboring countries to Dominican Republic are:
- Jamaica
- Cuba and
- Hispaniola
Geography:
The country is located in the eastern part and is the second biggest island in Hispaniola and Greater Antilles. The country shares the island in the ratio of the 2:1 with the Haiti. The total area of the country is 48,730 km2 which makes it second largest in the Antilles after the Cuba. In north at the distance among 100 to 200 km there are wide biggest submerged bank, which are geographically the southeast continuations of Bahamas:
- Silver Bank
- Mouchoir Bank and
- Navidad Bank
Independence:
The country got independence on February 27th 1844 by the Haiti. The first constitution of the country was adopted on the 6th November 1844 and also was modeled after the constitution of the United States.
Great Persons in country:
The great person in country is:
Capital City:
The capital of the country is Santo Domingo which is also termed as the prime colonial capital in Americas. The capital city is the site of first university, cathedral, European constructed fortress, and European constructed road and much more.
Currency:
The national currency of Dominican Republic is Dominican peso, though the US dollars are also accepted at many of the tourist sites.
Total Population:
In the year 2007 the total population of the country was estimated 9,760,000 inhabitants by the United Nations which placed the country at the 82 position in population between among 193 countries in all over the globe.
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