Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Latin America
Article on Latin America that provides a great overview of the region. Discussions include history, religion, culture, links to information about each of the countries, and more.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Dominican Republic: Introduction & Country Profile
Inviting reference source for material about the country of Dominican Republic. Significant facts are included about geography, economy, history, government, and the people. Take a look at the map and the flag.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Dominican Republic
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Dominican Republic, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
Geographic
Geographic: Dominican Republic People
This site provides facts on the people of Dominican Republic.
Other
Tourism Information
Discussion of the different tourist regions in the Dominican Republic and what each one has to offer.
Other
Explore: Dominican Republic
After reading a brief history of the Dominican Republic, take a virtual tour of this beautiful island in the Caribbean. Learn facts along the way.
Cengage Learning
Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Alex Rodriguez
A biography and interesting facts about this Hispanic American major league baseball player who signed a record $252 million contract.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Ojala Que Llueva Cafe
An exploration of the Dominican Republic based on the popular song "Ojala que Llueve" by Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra. With an image gallery and Spanish grammar exercises along with music, this is a great place to learn about the...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Miguel De Cervantes: Republica Dominicana
This Bibliotica Virtual Miguel de Cervantes site in Spanish for the Dominican Republic provides a wealth of information, including the national flag, a map, holidays, and statistical data on land size, climate, population, life...
Emory University
Emory University: Julia Alvarez
Good website from Emory University containing a biography of Julia Alvarez, a list of awards and honors she has won, some of her works, and a list of works about her. Related links and a bibliography also provided.
Information Technology Associates
Dominican Republic Government
This site provides easy to read information on the government of the Dominican Republic. Topics include the type of government, branches of government, political parties, and more.
US Department of State
Travel.state.gov: International Travel: Dominican Republic
This site has information for traveling in the Dominican Republic from the U.S. Department of State. Provides important information for safe travel and provides links to other sites of particular interest to U.S. tourists.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Dominican Republic
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the Dominican Republic. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Dominican Republic
Features a country profile of the Dominican Republic, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Dominican Republic
The BBC gives information about the Dominican Republic with details on geography, culture, its leaders, and its news media.
Read Works
Read Works: A New Home
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about the topic of immigration. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Dominicans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Dominicans. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Other
La Republica Dominicana: Todo Un Pais De Sensaciones
This is a site for exploring many aspects of life in the Dominican Republic. Available in French, Italian, Spanish, or English. Links lead to information on the country and its regions, its cultural roots, ecological resources, news and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Spark That Brought Down Trujillo
A learning module that begins with "The Spark that Brought Down Trujillo," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Curated OER
University of Texas: Dominican Republic: Economic Activity
This map from 1971 shows the economic activity in Dominican Republic at that time. You can find the crops that were grown and the manufacturing activity. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: Dominican Republic: Introduction
Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Islands.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Taino Indian City Found
Read about a Taino Indian city discovered in the Dominican Republic. Includes two discussion questions you can use to check reading comprehension. Bilingual Spanish/English.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Caribe: Republica Dominicana
This site has a map of the Dominican Republic in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hispaniola
Good overview of the history, geography, and ecology of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.