CENTRAL AMERICA-DR FREE TRADE.Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. customs officers on October 1 were to begin to honor the Free Trade Agreement signed on 16 April 1998 with Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , reports DR1 Daily News (Sept. 27, 2001). The DR was to start by implementing the agreement with El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. and Guatemala. El Salvador's Minister of the Economy, Miguel E. Lacayo, headed a mission of Salvadoran businessmen and government officers to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, pueblo, United States Santo Domingo (sän'tə dəmĭng`gō), pueblo (1990 pop. 2,866), Sandoval co., N central N.Mex., on the Rio Grande; founded c.1700 after earlier pueblos were destroyed by floods. to prepare for the start of the agreement. El Salvador has a head start in trade with the DR as it already exports US$14 million worth of goods here. Under the agreement, Central American countries expect to increase their exports of shoes, fabrics, thread, handicrafts, towels, tools, tires, juices and other food products to Dominican consumers, said Minister Lacayo. Copyright 2001 |
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