Outline of the Dominican Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic – sovereign state occupying the eastern five-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region.Its capital, Santo Domingo, was Western Europe's first permanent settlement in, and the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World.For most of its independent history, the nation experienced political turmoil and unrest, suffering through many non-representative and tyrannical governments.Since the death of military dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina in 1961, the Dominican Republic has moved toward representative democracy.Wikimedia Atlas of Dominican Republic

An enlargeable relief map of the Dominican Republic , located on the island of Hispaniola , which it shares with Haiti .

Caribbean flamingos , Brown pelicans , and Laughing gulls , along the shore of Lago de Oviedo in Pedernales Province

Dominicans in the Cibao region of Dominican Republic.

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of successionPresidents of the Dominican RepublicVice President of the Dominican RepublicCabinet of the Dominican RepublicMinistries of the Dominican RepublicMinistry of EconomyMinistry of FinanceMinistry of Higher Education, Science and TechnologyCongress of the Dominican RepublicbicameralUpper houseSenate of the Dominican RepublicPresidents of the Senate of the Dominican RepublicLower houseChamber of Deputies of the Dominican RepublicPresidents of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican RepublicJudiciary of the Dominican RepublicSupreme Court of the Dominican RepublicForeign relations of the Dominican RepublicForeign Ministers of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic passportDiplomatic missions in the Dominican RepublicDiplomatic missions of the Dominican RepublicAmbassadors from the Dominican Republic to ChileAmbassadors from the Dominican Republic to the United StatesAmbassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic–Haiti relationsDominican Republic–Mexico relationsDominican Republic–Taiwan relationsEmbassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, D.C.Embassy of the Dominican Republic, LondonUnited States Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicHeads of missions from the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic–United States relationsDominican Republic–Uruguay relationsAfrican, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of StatesAgency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the CaribbeanCaribbean Community and Common MarketCentral American Bank for Economic IntegrationCentral American Integration SystemFood and Agriculture OrganizationGroup of 77Inter-American Development BankInternational Atomic Energy AgencyInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Chamber of CommerceInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Criminal CourtInternational Criminal Police OrganizationInternational Development AssociationInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Finance 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