REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

Katherine Flores

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REPUBLICA DOMINICANACapital: Santo Domingo

Population: 9.3 Million

Climate: Semitropical

Language: Spanish

Location: Hispaniola

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In Repulica Dominicana

they use peso (DOP)

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DR is located in a island

called Hispaniola . The

terrain there is rugged

highlands, mountains

with fertile valleys.

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Telecommunications,

tourism, free trade zones. 60% exports from

the U.S tenth of GDP.Free trade Agreement

(CAFTA DR) March 2007.

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Sugarcane , coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco , rice, beans , potatoes ,

corn etc..

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4.70% 4.20%

Principal Exports

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Major exports are

sugar , coffee and

tobacco.

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Ethnic Make-Up

Mixed-RaceEuropeanAfrican originMixed

Most Dominicans have

European and African

descent.

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Religion: 95% Roman Catholic and 5% other religion.

Music/Typical Dance: “Perico Ripiao” it’s similar to merengue but faster.

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The cross in the middle means sacrifice, the blue means liberty, the red means fire and blood of independence. The emblem shows a bible, a cross of gold, four Dominican flags and two spears on a pattern from the flag ;branches of olive and palm around the shield, on a ribbon above there is a motto “Dios, Patria, Libertad” (“God , Fatherland, Liberty”). On the bottom there is another ribbon saying the country's name “Republica Dominicana”.

Flag adopted November 6, 1844

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Born: September 22, 1924

Died: April 22, 2011

Born in San pedro deme-coris, Republica Dominicana. He was a famous poet, he also was a lawyer and a teacher. He graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo.

Click below to see one of his poems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UmoAdDtE0qI

INDIPENDANCEDAY

Dominican independence day is on February 27th. They do a big parade and party in the capital

Santo Domingo.

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

So much paradise in a little island