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 The Dominican Republic covers 2/3 of an island called Hispaniola in the Caribbean. The rest of the island is the country of Haiti.  Mountains cover most of the country. There are deserts in the southwest.  Sugarcane and coconuts are grown there.  The weather is usually warm and sunny.

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PEOPLE GROUPS: Mixed-race (white and black or white and Indian, 73%), white (16%), black (11%) CAPITAL CITY: Santo Domingo (2 million) POPULATION: 10 million LANGUAGES: Spanish (official), some Creole near the Haitian border Dominican Republic QUICK FACTS

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FACTS: 14 missionaries work in the Dominican Republic. More than 147,000 people worship in 2,688 churches. 23 Bible schools are training more than 460 students. RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic (95%), other (5%). Many people mix their religion with voodoo. Dominican Republic QUICK FACTS