Dominican Republic
Republic of the West Indies, occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. ... Currency: Dominican peso. ... It is a republic with two legislative houses; its head of state and government is the president. The Dominican Republic was originally part of the Spanish colony of Hispaniola. ... Republic of the West Indies, occupying the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. ... Currency: Dominican peso. ... It is a republic with two legislative houses; its head of state and government is the president. The Dominican Republic was originally part of the Spanish colony of Hispaniola.