The Dominican Republic has the ninth largest economy in Latin America and is the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central American region.Though long known for agriculture and mining, the economy is now dominated by services. The Dominican Republic's economic progress is exemplified by its advanced telecommunication system and transportation infrastructure. Nevertheless, unemployment,government corruption, and inconsistent electric service remain major Dominican problems.
The country also has "marked income inequality". International migration affects the Dominican Republic greatly, as it receives and sends large flows of migrants. Mass illegal Haitian immigration and the integration of Dominicans of Haitian descent are major issues. A large Dominican diaspora exists, mostly in the United States.
They contribute to the Dominican Republic's development as they send billions of dollars to their families in remittances. The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. The year-round golf courses are among the top attractions on the island.A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to the region's tallest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, as well as the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest elevation, Lake Enriquillo.
The island has an average temperature of 26 °C (78.8 °F) and great climatic and biological diversity. The country is also the site of the first cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress built in all of the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, an area declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Music and sport are of great importance in the Dominican culture, with Merengue and Bachata as the national dance and music, and baseball as the favorite sport.
Dominican Republic is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Dominican Republic to raise their young, migrants who pass through Dominican Republic with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Dominican Republic to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Dominican Republic ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1964.01
08.06.1964
Dominican birds
3c
175
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
6c
109
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis
10c
105
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
1964.02
07.11.1964
Dominican birds
1c
90
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris
2c
83
Hispaniolan Emerald Chlorostilbon swainsonii
6c
85
Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster
1977.01
28.12.1977
Veterinary congress
4v set
25c
23
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
1979.01
12.09.1979
Birds
2c
109
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
6c
85
Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster
7c
238
Black-crowned Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
10c
238
Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
45c
235
Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis
1984.01
03.10.1984
Protection of wildlife
4v set
10c
75
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
15c
23
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
1993.01
08.12.1993
Education plan
1.50p
175
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
1993.02
30.12.1993
America
2v set
1p
109
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
1995.01
19.12.1995
America
2p
23
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
and
66
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
6p
27
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
and
31
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
1996.01
11.11.1996
Endemic birds
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2p
38
Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
2p
109
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
2p
109
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis
2p
73
Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis
2p
73
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris
2p
79
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri
2p
83
Hispaniolan Emerald Chlorostilbon swainsonii
2p
90
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris
2p
90
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus
2p
85
Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster
2p
105
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas
2p
105
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
2p
218
La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi
2p
232
Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis
2p
175
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
2p
234
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris
2p
158
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus
2p
234
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana
2p
218
La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi
2p
238
Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
2p
163
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus
2p
238
Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
2007.01
04.07.2007
Endemic birds
20p
22
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
2008.01
06.02.2008
Friendship with Taiwan
3v set
15p
163
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
and
175
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
2012.01
19.09.2012
Endemic birds
Sheet
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20p
79
Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani
20p
120
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis
20p
238
Black-crowned Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
20p
235
Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis
20p
232
Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga
20p
238
Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
20p
70
White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia
20p
238
Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis
20p
163
Hispaniolan Palm Crow Corvus palmarum
20p
74
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops
2015.01
22.05.2015
National parks
12v sheet
20p
31
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
2015.02
22.05.2015
National parks
12v sheet
20p
238
Black-crowned Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
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