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	Dominican Republic - FOREIGN RELATIONS
		The Dominican Republic was not a global power with global responsibilities; nor, as a poor country, could it afford to maintain widespread diplomatic representation.
		Dominicans were resentful when Nicaragua used its Soviet, East European, and "non-aligned" connections to beat out the Dominican Republic for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
		The Dominican Republic was a signatory to the Charter of the OAS, the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (the Rio Treaty), the Pact of Bogotá, and all major inter-American conventions.
	countrystudies.us /dominican-republic/77.htm (1422 words)

	Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dominican Republic, (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		The Dominican Republic is a middle-income developing country primarily dependent on agriculture, trade, and services, especially tourism.
		The Dominican Republic is current on foreign private debt, and has agreed to pay arrears of about $130 million to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominican_Republic (1105 words)

	Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		The Dominican Republic is known for a form of music called merengue, which has been popular since the mid- to late-1800s.
		Dominican impressions: The Enchantment of the Dominican Republic.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Dominican_Republic (868 words)

	Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange: An Introduction to the Culture of The ...
		The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies, together with its neighbor to the west, Haiti. The eastern two thirds of Hispaniola belongs to the Dominican Republic and the western one third to Haiti.
		Dominicans account for a large number of legal immigrants that have migrated in recent years, as well as the uncounted, but presumably large influx of illegal immigrants who are contributing to the explosion in the U.S. Latino population.
		Based on financial data from the Dominican Republic, it is estimated that there are 2 or 3 billion Dominican pesos in that country, as opposed to an external debt of 3.6 billion Dominican pesos (CIA, 2000). Such figures help explain the frustration and abject poverty among the Dominican population today that have led to migration.
	cirrie.buffalo.edu /domrep.html (11272 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Dominican Republic
		The territory of this republic, estimated at 18,045 square miles, is divided from that of the Republic of Haiti, on the west, by a serpentine line running from the mouth of the Yaqui River, on the north coast, to a point not far from Point Beata, on the south.
		Thus, the present capital of the Dominican Republic, the oldest Christian city in the New World, was already established as the capital of the "New Spains" in the last year of the fifteenth century.
		The Constitution of the Dominican Republic is said to be modelled on that of Venezuela; the president, elected for four years, is assisted by a council of ministers; the legislature is a single chamber elected by popular vote in twenty-four departments.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05110a.htm (1698 words)

	Dominican Republic (05/07)
		The Dominican Republic maintains an embassy in the United States at 1715 22d Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
		The stock of U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Dominican Republic in 2005 was U.S. $758 million, down from U.S. $1.1 billion in 2004, much of it directed to the tourism sector, to free trade zones, and to the telecommunications sector.
		An ongoing concern in the Dominican Republic is the inability of participants in the electricity sector to establish financial viability for the system.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm (3914 words)

	Dominican Republic Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Remittances from Dominicans living in the United States, are estimated to be about $1.5 billion per year.
		Baseball is the top national sport in the Dominican Republic and there are many popular Dominicans who play Major League Baseball in the U.S., including Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez.
		Dominican aerial views of the north coast of the Dominican Republic
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Dominican_Republic (1705 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Venezuela and Dominican Republic will try to smooth out tensions
		Relations with the Dominican Republic "are in the deep freeze", said Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel, as are oil deliveries.
		The official Dominican reaction to the steps taken by the Chavez government has been to insist that the country "is not conspiring against the president of Venezuela." The response refers specifically to statements Chavez made.
		In the Dominican Republic, former president Leonel Fernandez (1996-2000), who once again is seeking the post as candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party, called for an urgent clarification of the situation in response to the Venezuelan charges.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntl34293.htm (1171 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere
		HISTORY The island of Hispaniola, of which the Dominican Republic forms the eastern two-thirds and Haiti the remainder, was originally occupied by members of the Taino tribe, a branch of Arawak-speaking people who may have originated in South America.
		The outlook for the Dominican economy depends largely on two factors: the government's ability to maintain policies conducive to continued macroeconomic stability and society's ability to adapt to the requirements of an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
		The Dominican Republic supported efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/dominican9411.html (2611 words)

	Rafael Trujillo: The Dominican Dicatator
		In the twentieth century the Dominican Republic has not been able to establish a stable democratic government due several interventions by the US and the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.
		Millions of dollars created in the Dominican Republic were used to throw lavish parties and the rest was stashed for safe keeping in foreign bank accounts.
		Relations between the US government and the dictator were further strained when Trujillo agents attempted unsuccessfully to kill Venezuelan president Bentancourt with a bomb.
	www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us /classes/social_science/latin_america/dominican_Republic.html (1682 words)

	Dominican Republic Bilateral relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Economic relations between Germany and the Dominican Republic intensified greatly in the upswing years at the end of the nineties in particular.
		The Dominican Republic is one of the main beneficiaries of German development assistance in the region.
		Aside from this, Germany is a leading contributor to development finance in the European Union for the Dominican Republic: The total volume of projects and programmes agreed with the Dominican Republic under the European Development Fund currently amounts to EUR 270 million and Germany contributes 23% of this sum.
	www.auswaertiges-amt.de /www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?type_id=14&land_id=38 (840 words)

	Dominican Republic FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current ...
		For example, the structure of Dominican exports changed dramatically from 1981 to 1987 as the share of traditional exports (sugar, coffee, cocoa, and tobacco) dropped from 62 percent to 43 percent, while minerals as a percentage of exports went from 28 percent to 34 percent, and nontraditionals jumped from 10 to 23 percent.
		The republic's other trade policies consisted of securing markets for traditional and nontraditional exports through bilateral agreements, such as the United States sugar quota agreement, the United States General System of Preferences, the CBI, and the 807 program (see Glossary), as well as international agreements for coffee, cocoa, and other products.
		For many years, the Dominican Republic unsuccessfully attempted to become a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) and the Lomé Convention (see Glossary) of the European Economic Community.
	www.photius.com /countries/dominican_republic/economy/dominican_republic_economy_foreign_economic_rel~7830.html (974 words)

	Becoming A Resident of the Dominican Republic
		Dominican Republic, the principal advantage is that you will be able to import your household goods, most tax exempt, under Law 14-93.
		The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is housed in a former residence of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the former dictator.
		A notarized letter from a Dominican citizen or a legal resident in the country, guaranteeing the Dominican government the financial support of the applicant during his or her stay in the country, including, if need be, the cost of repatriating the applicant.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam2/dominican_republic_residency.html (1105 words)

	Top20DominicanRepublic.com - Your Top20 Guide to Dominican Republic!
		The Dominican Republic was the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas after Greenland, and became the first point of colonization in the Western Hemisphere by explorers from Europe.
		In 1965, US troops invaded the Dominican Republic to steer the outcome of a civil war in Operation Powerpack, later to be joined by forces from other countries in what may be termed an early example of a "coalition of the willing".
		The politics of the Dominican Republic takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of the Dominican Republic is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
	www.top20dominicanrepublic.com (2639 words)

	Dominican Republic
		After concluding an IMF agreement, balancing the budget, and curtailing inflation, the Dominican Republic is experiencing a period of economic growth marked by moderate inflation, a balance in external accounts, and a steadily increasing GDP.
		The Dominican Republic and Cuba recently established consular relations, and there is contact in fields such as commerce, culture, and sports.
		Although the Dominican Republic is a signatory to the Paris Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention, and in 1991 became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the lack of a strong regulatory environment results in inadequate protection of intellectual property rights.
	www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/latam/carib/dmnrep.html (5791 words)

	ipedia.com: Dominican Republic Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dominican Republic is a Spanish -speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		The Dominican Republic is known for a form of music called merengue, which has been popular since the mid- to late-1800s.
	www.ipedia.com /dominican_republic.html (347 words)

	Dominican Republic Real Estate // Dominican Republic Villas and Apartments
		The Dominican Republic is wide open to foreign investment, and many foreigners have already managed to make a living in the Caribbean.
		Foreigners are only required to pay tax on income of Dominican origin and, after the third year of residence in the country, also on income of foreign source.
		A company in the Dominican Republic must have a minimum number of seven shareholders, but shareholders participating to fulfill the statutory minimum have a symbolic participation of one share in the company’s capital.
	www.dominican-realestate.net /main.php?qsContent=buyerstips (722 words)

	AllRefer.com - Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic Country Study and Country Guide \| Dominican Information Resource
		Dominican Republic - GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
		Dominican Republic - Land Tenure and Land Policy
		Dominican Republic - THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN PUBLIC LIFE
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	Speech of Boehm to XVI SIRG, English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Foreign Minister Axworthy underscored this point at the foreign minister's SIRG in Caracas last June.
		In addition, there are health related items in the counter-narcotics items, the gender equality item, indigenous populations and eradication of poverty.
		In collaboration with the delegations of Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, we have developed a discussion paper on the OAS and civil society, which will be circulated this week to all missions to the OAS and discussed on Thursday;
	www.summit-americas.org /SIRG/Boehm-XVISIRG.htm (1637 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The Dominican Republic and Cuba have established Consular relations, and there is contact in fields such as commerce, culture, and sports.
		There is a sizeable Haitian migrant community in the Dominican Republic, and there is a long history of friction between the DR and Haiti over illegal immigration by Haitian agricultural and construction workers.
		Principal imports from Dominican Republic are: organic fruits, coffee, tobacco, sugar, clothing and footwear, furniture, gold and silver alloy, ferro-nickel The main trading partners with Dominican Republic are the USA (US$4 billion in both directions) and the European Community.
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	Dominican Republic Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dominican Republic data and basic indicators (In Spanish).
		Dominican Republic Country Commercial Guide for FY 1996 (July 1995).
		Submitted to the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and on Finance and to the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Ways and Means, January 1998.
	www.creighton.edu /~mapoma/domrep/domrep.html (1350 words)

	Dominican Republic
		The Dominican Republic had one of the fast growing economies in the world in the 1990s.
		Tourism (the leading foreign exchange earner), telecommunications, and free-trade-zone manufacturing are increasingly important industries, although agriculture is still a major part of the economy.
		The Dominican Republic exported $6.1 million to the United States in 2005, equaling some 77% of its export revenues.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/dominican-republic.html (2659 words)

	Dominican Republic, Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		CALDER, Bruce J. The impact of intervention: the Dominican Republic during the U.S. occupation of 1916-1924.
		The constabulary in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua: progeny and legacy of United States intervention.
		Intervention in the Caribbean: the Dominican crisis of 1965.
	users.skynet.be /terrorism/html/dominican_republic.htm (477 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		There is a sizeable Haitian migrant community in the Dominican Republic.
		The Dominican Republic belongs to the UN and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, International Labor Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, and International Civil Aviation Organization.
		An important element of the relationship between the two countries is the fact that more than 1 million Dominicans reside in the United States, most of them in the metropolitan Northeast and some in Florida.
	www.traveldocs.com /do/foreign.htm (599 words)

	H-Net Review: Peter G. Felten on The Dominican Intervention
		Dominican affairs in the 1960s, however, were anything but stable.
		The embassy, for instance, distorted Dominican reality by devoting as many operatives to watching a handful of Communists as it did to studying all other political groups.
		The Johnson administration continued to be divided over the proper attitude toward the Dominican combatants, but official decisions became less explicitly anti-Bosch.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=16040851832150 (1345 words)

	Dominican Republic - Gurupedia
		1965 invasion by American troops in the midst of a Dominican civil war, an uprising that was sparked by an attempt to restore the republic's first democratically-elected president, Juan Bosch, who had been overthrown by an American backed right-wing
		Hispaniola by its original inhabitants, the Arawak Indians, although this version is disputed by some historians.
		The Dominican Republic is known for a form of music called
	www.gurupedia.com /d/do/dominican_republic.htm (339 words)

	American Experience \| Ulysses S. Grant \| People & Events \| Charles Sumner, 1811-1874
		Sumner, then chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, insisted that the British pay not only for ships and merchandise the Confederates had destroyed, but for what he called "indirect damages" as well.
		And the Dominican Republic not only contained valuable natural resources, but was a market for American goods as well.
		Grant also succeeded in having Sumner removed from his post as chairman of the foreign relations committee.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/grant/peopleevents/p_sumner.html (633 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Dominican Republic - Republica Dominicana - Tourism Dominican Republic
		The Dominican Republic forms the eastern two-thirds, and Haiti the remainder of the Hispaniola island, formerly known as Santo Domingo.
		Today Dominican Republic is inhabited mostly by people of mixed European and African origins.
		The Permanent Mission of Dominican Republic to the United Nations.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/dominican_republic.htm (622 words)

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