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The ___MASK31___ is a sovereign state occupying the eastern two - thirds of the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region . The western one - third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti , making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands , along with Saint Martin , that are shared by two countries . The ___MASK31___ is the second - largest Caribbean nation by area ( after Cuba ) at , and 3rd by population with 10 . 08 million people , of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo , the capital city . ___MASK8___ is a historical state in East Asia , since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states : ___MASK11___ ( officially the " Democratic People ' s Republic of ___MASK8___ ") and ___MASK71___ ( officially the " Republic of ___MASK8___ "). Located on the Korean Peninsula , ___MASK8___ is bordered by ___MASK61___ to the northwest and Russia to the northeast . It is separated from Japan to the east by the ___MASK8___ Strait and the East Sea . Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes ( born November 12 , 1979 in Monte Plata , Monte Plata ) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist . He won a silver medal in the -- 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , after tying with Guillermo Pérez of Mexico , but losing by a judge ' s decision . He carried the flag for his delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . He was favored to win his county ' s third medal at these games . He competed in the Men ' s 58 kg ( flyweight ) . He lasted one round and a half . A bad move shattered the meniscus and the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee . He kept fighting with evident pain , before he limped away in tears . Monte Plata is a municipality (" municipio ") and the capital of the Monte Plata province in the ___MASK31___ . It includes the municipal districts (" distritos municipal ") of Boyá , Chirino , and Don Juan . Taekwondo ( or , ) is a Korean martial art , characterized by its emphasis on head - height kicks , jumping and spinning kicks , and fast kicking techniques .