Dominican Republic
Capital · Santo Domingo
Merengue and bachata, the oldest European city in the Americas, and an Afro-descendant majority whose identity is still argued over at home.
Dominican Republic at a glance
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Region
- Greater Antilles · Hispaniola
- Currency
- Dominican peso (DOP)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Dialling code
- +1 809
- Status
- Sovereign nation
The African connection
Most Dominicans are of African descent, though census categories and a long official preference for 'indio' have obscured it. Gagá, palos drums and the Afro-Dominican brotherhoods of Villa Mella — UNESCO-listed — carry the inheritance plainly.
Key dates for Dominican Republic
The dates this community marks — independence, emancipation, and the festivals that fill a hall wherever its people have settled.
Diaspora meets diaspora
AfricAsia began with Africans in Asia. The same story runs through every entry in this section — people of African descent building a life a long way from where their ancestors started.
If you are from Dominican Republic and you are anywhere in Asia — studying, working, playing, passing through — there are people here who will know what you are asking before you finish the question.
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