位於加勒比海的島國,面積大約是台灣的1.3倍。曾被西班牙統治了三百多年,所以通用語言是西班牙語,大型城市也多以西班牙城市命名。是加勒比共同體的成員,經濟表現在加勒比海區域稍嫌落後,人均GDP僅贏過貝里斯和海地。2018年5月結束和台灣77年的邦交關係,轉向與中國建交。
Year Founded: 1844
The Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean region. It is about 1.3 times bigger than Taiwan. It was ruled by Spain for more than 300 years. Spanish is the country’s official language, and most big cities are named after Spanish cities. It’s part of the Commonwealth Caribbean. The economy is slightly above average in this region. The GDP per capita only surpasses that of Belize and Haiti. In May 2018, it broke off its 77-year-long diplomatic ties with Taiwan and switched to China.