The Dominican Republic is a country in the east of the island Hispaniola. It has a total area of 48,730 km2 and a tropical climate with little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed. Natural resources are nickel, bauxite, gold, silver. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic and the language Spanish. The country that is now the Dominican Republic was formed in 1809 when the eastern part of Hispaniola island was returned to Spanish rule by the French, to whom Spain had ceded the entire island in 1795. The country declared itself an independent republic from Spain in 1821 and from 1822 to 1844 was annexed by neighbouring Haiti. The Dominican Republic further suffered a civil war in 1906. Research Dominican Republic
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