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2006-10-05 15:15:56 · 3 answers · asked by jrock 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. Hispaniola is the second-largest of the Greater Antilles islands, and lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule lasted for much of the 20th century; the move towards representative democracy has improved vastly since the death of military dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo in 1961. Dominicans sometimes refer to their country as Quisqueya, a name for Hispaniola used by indigenous Taíno people. The Dominican Republic is not to be confused with Dominica, another Caribbean country.
2006-10-05 15:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dominican republic is on an island in the Caribbean which it shares with the nation of Haiti. The national sport in the Dominican Republic is baseball and a number of players from there are playing in the NBA. The language there is Spanish but English is spoken by a majority of the people. While not a rich country is is doing a lot better than Haiti where the main language is French.
2006-10-05 22:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been there. It's a third-world country with lots of poverty, but has very nice resorts for tourists. Just do a Google search for more info.
2006-10-05 22:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋