In the Dominican Republic, a country which can be found on the island of Hispaniola in the Carribbean region, a plate, which shows the period number, is issued to a vehicle biannually.
The Dominican Republic issued a single plate to each vehicle twice a year. The period number is shown on each plate, and the tables below shown these as either "1st" or "2nd" to differentiate the two plates. The Dominican Republic (/dmnkn/ d-MIN-ik-n; Spanish: Republica Dominicana, pronounced [repulika ominikana (listen)) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. 
