Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic dəmĭnˈĭkən [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 10,528,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Post-Balaguer Politics
• The Balaguer-Bosch Era
• The Early Twentieth Century
• History to the Twentieth Century
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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