Location: Caribbean
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Santo Domingo
Main Cities: Santiago de los Caballeros, La Vega
Population: 7,769,000
Area: 48,730 km2
Currency: 1 Dominican peso = 100 centavos
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic
More about Dominican Republic: a republic in the Caribbean, occupying the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola: colonized by the Spanish after its discovery by Columbus in 1492; gained independence from Spain in 1821. It is generally mountainous, dominated by the Cordillera Central, which rises over 3000 m (10 000 ft.), with fertile lowlands. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Santo Domingo. Pop.: 8 873 000 (2004 est.). Area: 48 441 sq. km (18 703 sq. miles) Former name (until 1844): Santo Domingo
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