DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SANTO DOMINGO

• 10.2 million
• Currency use: dominican peso
• Main Religion(s) Roman Catholicism
• The current leader is Danilo Medina

GEO ELEMENTS, ACTIVITIES

• Widely diverse with dry semi-desert plains, tropical rain forest
• Mountain ranges, resulting in a beautiful mix of veggies
• And unique animal life
• Lago enriquillo, eastern national park, nuestra senora
• (Lake) (park) (Roman_catholic) lady's group

INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT

• The Dominican independence war gave the Dominican Republic
• Independence from Haiti. The whole island of Hispaniola
• Had been hiaitian for 22 years when Haiti occupied the newly.

THE CLIMATE

• Beautiful tropical weather all year round
• With the average temperature hovering around
• 25 degrees to 77 degrees

THE FLAG REPRESENTS

• The blue is said to stand for liberty
• Red, for blood and of the independence struggle
• And the white cross is a symbol of sacrifice

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Sammy Sosa-former
• MIB star who hit 609 career home runs
• And became the first player in league history

RESOURCES

• http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g147288-c5273/
• http://atheism.about.com
• http://www.mongabay.com