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Dominican Republic, the
     
Dominican Republic, the
a country in the Caribbean Sea on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Population: 8,581,000 (2001). Capital: Santo Domingo. It was the place where Christopher Columbus first landed after crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
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