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    Introduction


    Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin BALAGUER became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. The Dominican economy has had one of the fastest growth rates in the hemisphere over the past decade.


    Location


    Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti


    Geographic coordinates


    19 00 N, 70 40 W


    Area


    total: 48,730 sq km land: 48,380 sq km water: 350 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire


    Land boundaries


    total: 360 km border countries: Haiti 360 km


    Coastline


    1,288 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 6 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall


    Terrain


    rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys intersper


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m


    Natural resources


    nickel, bauxite, gold, silver


    Land use


    arable land: 21.08% permanent crops: 9.92% other: 69% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    2,590 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts


    Environment - current issues


    water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea


    Geography - note


    shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti


    Population


    8,833,634 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Santo Domingo


    Phone Code


    +1 (809)


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