The population of the Dominican Republic is predominantly of mixed African and European ethnicity, and there are small Black and white minorities.

What are Dominican Republic mixed with?

World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Dominican Republic. The majority of the population (around 70 per cent) are of mixed African and European (Spanish) descent, with the remainder black (around 16 per cent) and white (14 per cent).

What is the Dominican Republic best known for?

Its the site of the oldest colonial settlement in the Americas, and home to Christopher Columbuss first New World landing point in 1492. More firsts in the Americas: First Catholic cathedral, first university, first hospital, and the first capital city (Santo Domingo). Any fans of The Godfather Part II?

Is Dominican Republic a poor country?

More than a third of the Dominican Republic lives on less than $1.25 a day and over 20 percent of the country lives in extreme poverty. Most of the poverty in the Dominican Republic is concentrated in the rural areas. The rural poverty rate is about three times as high as the urban poverty rate.