Countries similar to or like Dominican Republic

Country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Wikipedia

Island in the Caribbean archipelago which is known as the Greater Antilles. Most populous island in the West Indies and the region's second largest after Cuba. Wikipedia

Decolonization of the Americas refers to the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. The first in the Americas, and the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War was a surprising victory against a great power. Wikipedia

Country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. Wikipedia

The Spanish West Indies or the Spanish Antilles (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Las Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) were Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. The designation for all its overseas territories and was overseen by the Council of the Indies, founded in 1524 and based in Spain. Wikipedia

The annexation and merger of then-independent Republic of Spanish Haiti (formerly Santo Domingo) into the Republic of Haiti, that lasted twenty-two years, from 9 February 1822 to 27 February 1844. The territory functioned as a self-governing entity with Dominican soldiers as overseers until the eventual independence from Haiti. Wikipedia