Anonymous  +  134622 Wed, 07 Sep 05 03:56 AM Singular country names are written without definite article ("hotels in New Caledonia", "accommodation in United Kingdom",...) while pluralized country names  are written with definite article ("newspapers in the United States and in the Balearic islands", "banks in the Netherlands",...). What about country names such as "Dominican Republic" or 'Czech Republic" ?  "banks in the Dominican Republic " or " banks in  Dominican Republic"? "hotels in the Isle of Man" or "hotels in Isle of Man" ?   Anonymous Articles, Definite Articles

	CalifJim  +  134640 Wed, 07 Sep 05 05:43 AM the ... Republic the Isle of Man CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Articles, Definite Articles

	Clive  +  134962 Thu, 08 Sep 05 02:16 AM Hi, The general reason is this. 'Canada' because there is only one Canada. 'The Dominican Republic' because there are many other republics and we are being specific. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,628 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Articles, Definite Articles

	CalifJim  +  134983 Thu, 08 Sep 05 04:58 AM P.S. By the way, I would say "the United Kingdom". CalifJim Articles, Definite Articles