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Dominican Republic

Central Bank of Dominican Republic
Congress
- Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish only)
- Senate (in Spanish only)
Government Directory
Government Information Center (in Spanish only)
Ministry of Tourism
National Statistics Office (in Spanish only)
President (in Spanish only)
Secretary of State of Finance (in Spanish only)
Secretary of State for Foreign Relations (in Spanish only)
Secretary of State of Armed Forces (in Spanish only)
Supreme Court of Justice (in Spanish only)

BBC News Profile - Dominican Republic
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Dominican Republic
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
FAO and Dominican Republic
This page from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has information on economic and agricultural issues. It also has a good selection of maps.
Human Development Report on Dominican Republic
Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
IAEA - Dominican Republic
Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IEA - Dominican Republic
Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
IMF - Dominican Republic
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ITC - Dominican Republic
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Library of Congress - Dominican Republic
Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
OHCHR - Dominican Republic
Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
UNESCO Worldwide - Dominican Republic
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- UNESCO Communication & Information - Dominican Republic
  Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
- UNESCO Education Worldwide - Dominican Republic
  Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Dominican Republic
  A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
- UNESCO Office Havana
  Cluster Office representing UNESCO in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Aruba.
- UNESCO World Heritage - Dominican Republic
  Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
UNFPA Country Profile - Dominican Republic
"The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
- UNFPA - Dominican Republic (in Spanish only)
  Country program for Dominican Republic.
United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Dominican Republic
Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
United Nations Country @ a Glance - Dominican Republic
Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Dominican Republic
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Dominican Republic
"Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Dominican Republic
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with the Dominican Republic.
U.S. Commercial Service - Dominican Republic
Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
- U.S. Commercial Service - Caribbean Region
  Regional profile about doing business in the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Curacao / Aruba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, St. Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks, and Caicos Islands) by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
U.S. Department of Energy - Dominican Republic
Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
- U.S. Department of Energy - Caribbean (includes Dominican Republic)
  Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration for the Caribbean.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Dominican Republic" as the search term.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
  Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
- CrisisWatch Database
  Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Dominican Republic" as the search term.
Declassified Documents Reference System CU
Search this database to find declassified documents related to the Dominican Republic.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
Digital National Security Archive CU
Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Human Rights Watch - Dominican Republic
News and reports related to human rights.
International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
International Area Studies Latin America CU
Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Latin America.
International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
PAHO/WHO Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
WDI Online CU
World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.

Delegation of the European Commission in the Dominican Republic (in Spanish only)
The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
Diplomacy Monitor (St. Thomas University School of Law)
Indexes current government news releases and other documents on diplomatic issues. Browse for documents by topic or documents issued by or affecting a particular nation.
Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation of the Dominican Republic in the United States.
Embassy of the United States in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in the Dominican Republic.
EU's Relations with Dominican Republic
Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with the Dominican Republic.
G-77 at the United Nations
The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including the Dominican Republic), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
Inter-American Development Bank and the Dominican Republic
Strategy, projects,and news about the Dominican Republic and the IADB.
Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States
"The OAS brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption."
Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations
Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
ReliefWeb - Dominican Republic
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
UNHCR
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Dominican Republic from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
United Nations Development Programme Dominican Republic (in Spanish only)
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Dominican Republic
Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
USAID - Dominican Republic
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
U.S. Department of State - Dominican Republic
U.S.-Dominican relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
- Background Notes - Dominican Republic
  Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
World Bank - Dominican Republic
World Bank data, projects, and research.
World Food Program - Dominican Republic
The World Food Program (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger.
World Trade Organization - Dominican Republic
Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

PAHO/WHO
Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.
- Country Health Profile - Dominican Republic
  Information, health situation analysis, and statistics about countries in the Americas.
UNAIDS - Dominican Republic
Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
USAID Health: HIV/AIDS - Dominican Republic
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) HIV/AIDS intervention program in the Dominican Republic.
WHO - Dominican Republic
Information and statistics on the status of public health in the Dominican Republic from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dominican Republic: Security Assistance
Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican Republic (DOMREP)
May 1965-October 1966: "DOMREP was established in May 1965 to observe the situation and to report on breaches of the ceasefire between the two de facto authorities in the Dominican Republic. Following the agreement on a new Government, DOMREP was withdrawn."

The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on the Dominican Republic available in the collection.

Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
dominican republic and econom*	dominican republic and econom*
dominican republic and histor*	dominican republic and histor*
dominican republic and politic*	dominican republic and politic*
dominican republic (government publications only)	dominican republic (government publications only)

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