query: country_of_citizenship gabriel mercedes
supports: The Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic 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. Korea is a historical state in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea") and South Korea (officially the "Republic of Korea"). Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the East Sea. Monte Plata is a municipality ("municipio") and the capital of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. 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. 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 .
candidates: dominican republic japan korea north korea south korea
answer: dominican republic