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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country in the Americas that is home to 10,848,000 people. It is also home to 1 living indigenous language, Dominican Sign Language. In addition, 4 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    10,848,000

    people

    1

    living languages

    94%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 0
    4. 0

The Dominican Republic has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.