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The Dominican Republic is located on the eastern end of the island of Hispaniola and several smaller islands in the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city is Santo Domingo.
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  • Population: 8,950,034
  • Land Area: 48,380 sq km
  • Capital City: Santo Domingo
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Religions: 95% Roman Catholic
  • Government: representative democracy
  • Date of independence: 2/27/1844
  • GDP: $55.68 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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