DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE U.S

RED=BLOOD OF HEROES BLUE=liberty white=salvation

19.0°N 70.6°W

Extensive lowlands in SE, dry, not good plant growth.

Cordillera Central Mountains, Pico Duarte Mountain, Lake Enriquillo, Yaque del Norte River.

Daily life:
Population:10,478,756
Pastimes: golf, hang-gliding, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, jet-skiing, polo, horse-riding, baseball, mountain biking, etc.

TYPICAL/REGIONAL FOODS

• Sancocho
• Kipes
• Empanadas
• Mangu
• Flan
• Concon

Currency
$1 U.S dollar= 45.82 Dominican pesos
U.S cost for a soda= $1.50
DP cost= 68.74 Dominican pesos
Average laborer salary=3k-6k pesos

Exports: gold, rolled tobacco, cocoa beans, bananas, sugar, coffee, leather, etc.
Imports: refined petroleum, soybeans, corn, wheat, cars, etc.

SCHOOL DAYS

• 7 hour day(8am-3pm)
• Monday-Friday
• Have to wear uniforms
• The languages spoken and learned in schools are Spanish, English, French, and sometimes German

Religion
Christianity, Roman Catholicism, and Dominican Catholicism (mix of Roman Catholic ways and African rooted religions)