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Dominican Republic
Facts
- Population about 9,523,200
- Capital is Santo Domingo
- Part of the Greater Antilles- on the island of Hispanola
- Leading country in Caribbean for tourism- well known for beautiful golf courses
- Second largest Caribbean producer of sugarcane-coffee is another main crop
Culture & Well Known People
- Main religion is Christianity
- The dance style- merengue - originated here
- The dance style - bachata - also originated here
- Baseball is the most popular sport
- Food, especially "sofrito" (mix of herbs and spices to bring out food's flavor) is used in almost every meal
- Manny Ramirez- baseball player for Los Angeles Dodgers
- Sammy Sosa- baseball player for many MLB teams but mostly Texas Rangers
- David Ortiz- baseball player for Boston Red Sox
- Felix Sanchez- 400m 2004 Olympic gold medalist
- Luis Castillo- NFL player for San Diego Chargers
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