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The Dominican Republic occupies 48,482 square kilometers on a dominican republic map, making up the eastern two thirds
of the island of Hispaniola , with the country of Haiti comprising the western third. The island of Hispaniola sits more or
less in the center of the Caribbean Islands with the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas to the North, Cuba and Jamaica
to the west, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands to the east, and South America to the south. The north coast gives way to
the Atlantic Ocean and the south coast gives way to the Caribbean Sea. The people of the Dominican Republic are surely some
of the friendliest people in the Caribbean, if not the world. This country hosts a multiracial and multicultural society of
over eight and a half million people, with three quarters of mixed origin and the other quarter of either European or African
descent. Two thirds of the population live in the cities and the other third live in rural areas. A third of the population
is under fourteen years of age and five percent are over 65 years of age. The government, or the services sector employs more
than half of the working population, and about a third are employed in agriculture. Any time is a good time for a dominican
republic vacation because the Dominican Republic because of its warm and generally sunny climate all year round. Some call
the weather here the endless summer. There are months where it is more likely you will have rain. If you wish to avoid these
periods, please visit our Climate section to find out when these are, as these occur at different times depending on the area
of the country you may be visiting. The busiest tourism season in the Dominican Republic runs from December through April,
where many North Americans and Europeans visit to get a warm, tropical break from the cold temperatures in their home countries.
The next busiest period is in the summer months, June through September, when the majority of visitors are made up of Europeans
visiting a dominican republic resort. Generally, the busier the season, the more in advance you should begin to plan your
visit in order to secure your flight and dominican republic travel. Accommodation rates fluctuate slightly are generally higher
during the busier tourism months, but almost all other costs, such as food and beverages, excursions, sporting activities
remain constant year round. You can meet dominican girls on a Dominican beach with single dominican women seeking out
men for your dominican brides.
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