| Dominican Republic República Dominicana | |
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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.