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The Dominican
Republic
Surface: 48,734
km²
Population: 8,5 millions
Official language:
Spanish
Capital: Santo Domingo
Currency: Dominican
peso
Climate: tropical, tempered by
the east winds
The Dominican Republic share with Haiti the
"Hispaniola" Island, the second island of importance in the
Caribbean after Cuba. Admitted first for its wonderful white sand
beaches, the Dominican Republic is a country where nature
triumphs; from the wet tropical forests to the
south-east desert, from the agricultural plains to the
biggest mountain of the Caribbean - the Duarte peak, as well
as the
interminable fields of sugar-cane and banana trees. The
geography of the Dominican Republic is a fascinating
kaleidoscope.
The variety and beauty of the landscape is a richness of the country.
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