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Country Name: República Dominicana
Capital: Santo Domingo
Type of Government: Republic
Language: Spanish, though English is widely spoken
Geography:
 | The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of
Hispañola, which it shares with Haiti. Hispañola is one of the
greater Antilles islands, with it's south coast on the Caribbean Sea and
it's north coast on the Atlantic Ocean. |
 | Much of the island of Hispañola is mountainous. Duarte Peak, in the
Dominican Republic, is 3175 meters (10, 417 feet) high, making it the
highest point in the West Indies. |
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