is the dominican republic a country
Both by area and population the Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,445 square kilometres (18,705 sq mi) and nearly 10 million people, one million of whom live in the capital city Santo Domingo.fter three centuries of Spanish rule, with French and Haitian interludes, the Dominican Republic became independent in 1821. The ruler, Jose JosÃ© nunez NÃºÃ±ez, de caceres cÃ¡ceres Intended That the dominican republic be part of The Nation, of gran colombia but he was quickly Removed by the Haitian government and. dominican slave revolts