DOMINICAN REPUBLICBRIEF HISTORY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLICGeography The geography of the Dominican Repubic i! greaty "i#er!e$ ranging from ari" !emi%"e!ert pain!$ to u!h #aey!$ to tropica rain fore!t! &ith '( "i)erent cimatic *one!+ re!uting in a &i"e #ariety of incre"iby beautifu #egetation, The topography of the Dominican Repubic con!i!t! of a "i#er!e range of highan" an" o&an" area!$ o)!hore i!an"!$ ri#er! an" a-e!$ a of &hich contribute in !ome &ay or another to the #arie" beauty of the country an" the a"#enture tra#e option! to e.pore, Mo!t #i!itor! come for it! magni/cent go" or &hite !an" beache! of the country0! 1233 -iometer! of coa!tine, But the interior of the country ha! an ama*ing amount to o)er the #i!itor a! &e, There are /#e mountain range! that run through the country, The Cor"iera Centra$ the run! through the center of the country$ i! the highe!t mountain range on the i!an"$ an" incu"e! Pico Duarte$ the highe!t mountain in the Caribbean$ at 345( meter! 614$1'5 feet7,MAPCulture o PeopleThe famiy form! the ba!i! of !tabiity,The in"i#i"ua "eri#e! a !ocia net&or- an" a!!i!tance in time! of nee" from the e.ten"e" famiy$ &hich generay encompa!!e! three generation!,8hen po!!ibe$ the e.ten"e" famiy i#e! together or &ithin the !ame #icinity,Loyaty to the famiy come! before any other !ocia reation!hip$ e#en bu!ine!!,Nepoti!m i! con!i"ere" a goo" thing$ !ince it impie! empoying peope one -no&! an" tru!t!$ &hich i! of primary importance,The o"e!t mae in the e.ten"e" famiy ma-e! "eci!ion! a)ecting the baance of the famiy,For! o Go"er#!e#t Repre!entati#e DemocracyRel$g$o# The Dominican con!titution guarantee! free"om of reigion, O#er 94: of the popuation i! nominay Roman Cathoic, ;or mo!t peope reigiou! practice i! imite" an" formai!tic, Popuar reigiou! practice! are far remo#e" from Roman Cathoic ortho"o.y, Peope re!pect the a"#ice of their oca prie!t$ or their bi!hop$ &ith regar" to reigiou! matter!+ ho&e#er$ they often re