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 | | Two thirds of the area are the Dominican Republic (48.734 km2, 8 million habitants).In the north The island verges the Atlantic ocean and in the south it borders the Caribbean. |
 | | The highest mountain reaches 3.175 m its Pico Duarte.Columbus discovered the island in 1492, looking for a seaway to India.The settling of the vice king of Spain made the island the center of the Spanish culture in America.In 1697 the island was shared between the french colony and the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo. |
 | | The Dominican Republic is the main tourist destination in the Caribbean with more than 70000 hotel rooms and over 4 million tourists during the year 2006.The local currency is the Dominican Peso (R.D.), which as of August |
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