Доминика́нская Респу́блика (исп. República Dominicana [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) — государство в восточной части острова Гаити (Карибское море) и на прибрежных островах. Западную треть острова занимает государство Республика Гаити. Остров входит в состав архипелага Больших Антильских островов. Столица — Санто-Доминго. Население государства — около 9,65 млн чел. (2009).
Для большей части её истории (до независимости) колония была известна как «Санто-Доминго», в честь её святого заступника, Святого Доминика. Жителей назвали «Dominicanos» (Доминиканцы), адъективная форма «Доминго», и революционеры назвали свою независимую страну «Ла Република Доминикана».
The Dominican Republic (former República Dominicana [repuálika omominikana]) is a state in the eastern part of the island of Haiti (the Caribbean Sea) and on the coastal islands. The western part of the island is occupied by the state of the Republic of Haiti. The island is part of the archipelago of the Great Antilles. The capital is Santo Domingo. The population of the state is about 9.65 million people. (2009).
For most of its history (before independence) the colony was known as "Santo Domingo", in honor of its patron saint, Saint Dominic. Residents were named "Dominicanos" (Dominicans), an adjective form of "Domingo", and the revolutionaries named their independent country "La Republika Dominicana".
The Dominican Republic (former República Dominicana [repuálika omominikana]) is a state in the eastern part of the island of Haiti (the Caribbean Sea) and on the coastal islands. The western part of the island is occupied by the state of the Republic of Haiti. The island is part of the archipelago of the Great Antilles. The capital is Santo Domingo. The population of the state is about 9.65 million people. (2009).
For most of its history (before independence) the colony was known as "Santo Domingo", in honor of its patron saint, Saint Dominic. Residents were named "Dominicanos" (Dominicans), an adjective form of "Domingo", and the revolutionaries named their independent country "La Republika Dominicana".
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