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Fun fact 2 about Dominican Republic

The five caciquedoms of Hispaniola (c. 1492)
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The Taíno name for the entire island was either Ayiti or Quisqueya.

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Dominican Republic

Population
11.5M
Area
48,671 km²
Capital
Santo Domingo
Continent
North America
85th most populous country in the world

The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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