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Dominican Republic

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Note: I cooked and wrote this quite a while ago, but just got it edited.  I decided to keep it as it was at the time.  There will be life updates next time.  Don't worry, I have cooked since this one. Background : Explored and claimed by Christopher Columbus in 1492.  Part of the greater island of Hispaniola, the western third was recognized by the Spanish as being French controlled in 1697 and became Haiti. Location : Caribbean Area : Almost 50000 sq km; 132rd largest in the world          Slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire Religion : 95% Roman Catholic Population : Over 10 million; 85th largest in the world Capital : Santo Domingo Suffrage Note : Married people can vote regardless of their age International Disputes (I find the phrasing here interesting, so I kept it wholesale): Haitian migrants cross the porous border into the Dominican Republic to find work; illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage each year to Puerto Rico