A red ribbon under the shield reads, "República Dominicana" (meaning "Dominican Republic"). Out of all the flags in the world, the depiction of a Bible is unique to the Dominican flag.

6 days ago · Dominican Republic, country of the West Indies that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, the second largest island of the Greater Antilles chain in the Caribbean Sea. Haiti, also …

Dominican Republic is the second largest and most diverse Caribbean country, situated just two hours south of Miami, less than four hours from New York and eight hours from most European cities.

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The residents were called "Dominicans" (Dominicanos), the adjectival form of "Domingo", and as such, the revolutionaries named their newly independent country the "Dominican Republic" (la República …

La República Dominicana es un país de América situado en el Caribe, ubicado en la zona central de las Antillas; ocupa la parte central y oriental de la isla La Española. Su capital y ciudad más poblada es …

1 day ago · El NacionalSanto Domingo.- Por disposición de la Asociación Dominicana de Profesores (ADP) los maestros públicos de la capital y el interior del país desacataron el llamado del Ministerio …

Besides white sand beaches and mountain landscapes, the country is home to the oldest European city in the Americas, now part of Santo Domingo. Due to its Hispanic heritage, the Dominican Republic is …

Today the Dominican Republic is inhabited mostly by people of mixed European and African origins. The African heritage is reflected most noticeably in the music, the Merengue. The country is a main …