Dominican Republic

Capital - Santo Domingo
(National Palace of Santo Domingo)

relation to the rest of the world

Major Mtns, Water, Deserts

• Surrounded by the Caribbean sea and atlantic ocean
• semi-desert plains with some vallys
• tropical rain forest with 27 different climatic zones
• The Cordillera Central, which is a mountain range, that includes the highest mountain-Pico Duarte

Languages- The official language is Spanish but there i some Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Caribbean Creole English (Creole english is mostly spoken in Jamaica.)

POPUlation

• 10, 686, 853 Current population
• spilt throughout 30 provinces

Flag

• The flag of the Dominican Republic was designed by founding father Juan Pablo Duarte, and adopted in 1844. The color blue is for liberty, red for the blood of heroes, and white for salvation. A small coat of arms rests at the center of the flag.
• The blue ribbon above the shield displays the national motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Fatherland, Liberty).

Currency / exchange rate

Weather

Main REligion

GOvernment

Famous people

Industries and Products- banana industries, and many agricultural farms and industries. Most products sold from the dominican are agricultural related.

dominican sayings-
chopo- guy with low taste
can- big party
ké lo ké-whats up

Interesting facts

• The Dominican Republic is the only country in the world to have an image of the Holy Bible on its national flag.
• It is also the second-largest island in the Caribbean. the largest is Cuba.
• Street signs and restaurant menus are written in Spanish, which is the country’s official language.
• February 27, 1844 is the official independence day of the D.R.
• The country is also known the world over for its golf courses that are set along the breathtaking coast.

Sources

• http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/nature_georaphy.php (slide 2)
• http://www.exchangerates.org.uk/Dominican-Peso-to-Dollars-currency-conversi... (slide 7)
• http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/04/26/Agricultura-Republica-D... (slide 12)
• http://dominicanspanish.com/dominican-expressions.htm (slide 13)
• http://thefactfile.org/interesting-facts-dominican-republic/ (last slide)