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{{Infobox country|name=Dominican Republic|native_name=República Dominicana|image_flag=Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|image_coat=Dominican Republic COA.svg|capital=[[Santo Domingo]]|largest_city=Santo Domingo|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Luis Abinader]]|leader_title2=Vice-President|leader_name2=[[Raquel Peña de Antuña]]|motto="Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish)|englishmotto="God, Homeland, Freedom"|anthem=¡Quisqueyanos Valientes!|image_map=Dominican Republic map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish|ethnic_groups=73.9% Mixed<br>17.8% White<br>7.8% Black<br>3.2% Other|religion=66.7% [[Christianity]]<br>—44.3% [[Roman Catholic]]<br>—21.3% [[Protestant]]<br>—1.1% Other [[Christian]]<br>29.6% No religion<br>0.7% Other<br>2.0% Unspecified|demonym=Dominican<br>Quisqueyan (colloquial)|legislature=Congress|upper_house=Senate|lower_house=Chamber of Deputies|area_km2=48,671|percent_water=0.7%|population_estimate=10,694,700|population_census=9,445,281|population_estimate_year=2022|population_estimate_rank=87th|population_census_year=2010|GDP_PPP=$254.99 billion|GDP_PPP_per_capita=$23,983|GDP_PPP_year=2022|GDP_PPP_rank=65th|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=68th|GDP_nominal=$109.08 billion|GDP_nominal_per_capita=$10,259|GDP_nominal_year=2022|GDP_nominal_rank=67th|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank=94th|Gini_year=2020|Gini=Positive decrease 39.6|HDI_year=2021|HDI=Increase 0.767|HDI_rank=80th|currency=Dominican peso|currency_code=DOP|drives_on=right|calling_code=+1-809, +1-829, +1-849|iso3166code=DO|cctld=.do|official_website=https://www.godominicanrepublic.com}} | {{Infobox country|name=Dominican Republic|native_name=República Dominicana|image_flag=Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|image_coat=Dominican Republic COA.svg|capital=[[Santo Domingo]]|largest_city=Santo Domingo|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Luis Abinader]]|leader_title2=Vice-President|leader_name2=[[Raquel Peña de Antuña]]|motto="Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish)|englishmotto="God, Homeland, Freedom"|anthem=¡Quisqueyanos Valientes!|image_map=Dominican Republic map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish|ethnic_groups=73.9% Mixed<br>17.8% White<br>7.8% Black<br>3.2% Other|religion=66.7% [[Christianity]]<br>—44.3% [[Roman Catholic]]<br>—21.3% [[Protestant]]<br>—1.1% Other [[Christian]]<br>29.6% No religion<br>0.7% Other<br>2.0% Unspecified|demonym=Dominican<br>Quisqueyan (colloquial)|legislature=Congress|upper_house=Senate|lower_house=Chamber of Deputies|area_km2=48,671|percent_water=0.7%|population_estimate=10,694,700|population_census=9,445,281|population_estimate_year=2022|population_estimate_rank=87th|population_census_year=2010|GDP_PPP=$254.99 billion|GDP_PPP_per_capita=$23,983|GDP_PPP_year=2022|GDP_PPP_rank=65th|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=68th|GDP_nominal=$109.08 billion|GDP_nominal_per_capita=$10,259|GDP_nominal_year=2022|GDP_nominal_rank=67th|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank=94th|Gini_year=2020|Gini=Positive decrease 39.6|HDI_year=2021|HDI=Increase 0.767|HDI_rank=80th|currency=Dominican peso|currency_code=DOP|drives_on=right|calling_code=+1-809, +1-829, +1-849|iso3166code=DO|cctld=.do|official_website=https://www.godominicanrepublic.com}} | ||
The '''Dominican Republic''' is a country in the [[Caribbean]] located on the island of [[Hispaniola]] next to [[Republic of Haiti|Haiti]]. | The '''Dominican Republic''' is a country in the [[Caribbean]] located on the island of [[Hispaniola]] next to [[Republic of Haiti|Haiti]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The [[United States of America|USA]] invaded the Dominican Republic four times between 1900 and 1933 and occupied the country for eight years | The [[United States of America|USA]] invaded the Dominican Republic four times between 1900 and 1933 and occupied the country for eight years<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Havana|page=106|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> from 1916 to 1924.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Military Opens Doors|page=210|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | ||
[[Juan Bosch]] became president democratically in February 1963. He called for land [[reform]] and [[nationalization]] of certain businesses. The USA removed him from power in a military coup in September. In April 1965, the United States sent 23,000 troops to put down a popular revolt that aimed to return Bosch to power.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, | [[Juan Bosch]] became president democratically in February 1963. He called for land [[reform]] and [[nationalization]] of certain businesses. The USA removed him from power in a military coup in September. In April 1965, the United States sent 23,000 troops to put down a popular revolt that aimed to return Bosch to power.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, | ||
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| Dominican Republic República Dominicana | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Homeland, Freedom" | |
Anthem: ¡Quisqueyanos Valientes! | |
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| Capital and largest city | Santo Domingo |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups | 73.9% Mixed 17.8% White 7.8% Black 3.2% Other |
| Religion | 66.7% Christianity —44.3% Roman Catholic —21.3% Protestant —1.1% Other Christian 29.6% No religion 0.7% Other 2.0% Unspecified |
| Demonym(s) | Dominican Quisqueyan (colloquial) |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Luis Abinader |
• Vice-President | Raquel Peña de Antuña |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Area | |
• Total | 48,671 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 10,694,700 (87th) |
• 2010 census | 9,445,281 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $254.99 billion (65th) |
• Per capita | $23,983 (68th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $109.08 billion (67th) |
• Per capita | $10,259 (94th) |
| Gini (2020) | Positive decrease 39.6 |
| HDI (2021) | Increase 0.767 (80th) |
| Currency | Dominican peso (DOP) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 |
| ISO 3166 code | DO |
| Internet TLD | .do |
The Dominican Republic is a country in the Caribbean located on the island of Hispaniola next to Haiti.
History[edit | edit source]
The USA invaded the Dominican Republic four times between 1900 and 1933 and occupied the country for eight years[1] from 1916 to 1924.[2]
Juan Bosch became president democratically in February 1963. He called for land reform and nationalization of certain businesses. The USA removed him from power in a military coup in September. In April 1965, the United States sent 23,000 troops to put down a popular revolt that aimed to return Bosch to power.[3]
Immigration[edit | edit source]
The Dominican Republic deported 154,333 Haitians in 2022 and has built a 118-mile wall on the Haitian border. Children of immigrants born since 1929 are not born as Dominican citizens.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Havana' (p. 106). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'The Military Opens Doors' (p. 210). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 119). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ Vladimir Fuentes (2023-01-04). "Human Rights Organizations Warn About the Looming Danger of Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing in the Dominican Republic" Toward Freedom. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-13.