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TheDominican Republic is a country in theCaribbean located on the island ofHispaniola in theGreater Antilles of theCaribbean Sea in theNorth Atlantic Ocean. It shares amaritime border withPuerto Rico to the east and aland border withHaiti to the west, occupying theeastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along withSaint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by twosovereign states. In theAntilles, the country is thesecond-largest nation by area afterCuba at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi) andsecond-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in themetropolitan area ofSanto Domingo, the capital city. The Dominican Republic has thelargest economy in the Caribbean and theseventh-largest inLatin America. Over the last 25 years, the Dominican Republic has had the fastest-growing economy in theWestern Hemisphere – with an averagereal GDP growth rate of 5.3% between 1992 and 2018. GDP growth in 2014 and 2015 reached 7.3 and 7.0%, respectively, the highest in the Western Hemisphere. Recent growth has been driven by construction, manufacturing, tourism, and mining. The country is the site of the third largest (in terms of production)gold mine in the world, thePueblo Viejo mine. The gold production of the country was 31 metric tonnes in 2015. The Dominican Republic is themost visited destination in the Caribbean. A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to both the Caribbean's tallest mountain peak,Pico Duarte, and the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest point,Lake Enriquillo. The island has an average temperature of 26 °C (78.8 °F) and great climatic and biological diversity. The country is also the site of the firstcathedral,palace,monastery, andfortress built in the Americas, located in Santo Domingo'sColonial Zone, aWorld Heritage Site. (Full article...) Selected article -show another Jaime Colson,Merengue, 1938 Dominican Merengue is a type of music anddance originating in present-dayDominican Republic which has become a very popular genre throughoutLatin America, and also in several major cities in theUnited States with Latino communities. Merengue was inscribed on November 30, 2016, in the representative list of theIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ofUNESCO. Dominican Merengue was developed in the middle of the 19th century, originally played with Europeanstringed instruments (bandurria and guitar). Years later, the stringed instruments were replaced by theaccordion, thus conforming, together with thegüira and thetambora, the instrumental structure of the typical merengue ensemble. This set, with its three instruments, represents the synthesis of the three cultures that made up the idiosyncrasy of Dominican culture. The European influence is represented by the accordion, the African by the Tambora, which is a two-head drum, and theTaino or aboriginal by the güira. (Full article...) General images -load new batchThe following are images from various Dominican Republic-related articles on Wikipedia.
Selected picture -show anotherCaribbean flamingos in Lago de Oviedo atJaragua National Park Selected biography -show another Ramirez with the New York Mets in 2012 Ramón Emilio Ramírez (born August 31, 1981) is aDominican former professionalbaseballpitcher. He pitched inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theHiroshima Toyo Carp, and inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theColorado Rockies,Kansas City Royals,Boston Red Sox,San Francisco Giants,New York Mets, andBaltimore Orioles. Ramírez was signed by theTexas Rangers in 1996, as aninfielder. After one season in their minor leagues, he was released. He spent the next three years learning how to pitch before joining theHiroshima Toyo Carp's Dominican academy in 2000. He pitched in two games with the Carp in 2002 and was signed by theNew York Yankees in 2003. He spent two and a half years in their minor leagues before getting traded to the Rockies in the middle of the 2005 season. Shortly after the 2006 season started, Ramírez was called up by the Rockies, and he went on to have a successful rookie season for them. In 2007, he had an 8.31earned run average (ERA) with the Rockies and spent time on the disabled list and in the minor leagues. Before the 2008 season, he was traded to the Royals. After one season with them, he was traded to the Red Sox. In 2009, his seven wins were tied for third amongrelief pitchers in theAmerican League. After an inconsistent start to the 2010 season, Ramírez was traded to the San Francisco Giants. He posted a 0.67 ERA with the Giants, helping them reach the playoffs. He gave up runs in four of the five playoff games he pitched in, but the Giants won their firstWorld Series since 1954. In 2011, Ramírez posted a career-best 2.62 ERA and was traded to the Mets after the season. (Full article...) Related portalsTopics
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