Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean and boarders Haiti.

HISTORY

• 1844 Santo Domingo wanted it’s independence and became the Dominican Republic.
• Important Dates:
• Jan 21- Our lady of Altagracia
• Jan 29- Duarte’s Day
• Feb 27- Independence Day

PEOPLE/LIFESTYLE

• Population-10,734,247
• The Dominicans play baseball, it’s a national sport. Leagues were formed in the 1920s for baseball.
• The Dominicans currency is peso(RD$). They like to dance and listen to music. They eat at noon, shops close around 3p.m.
• Sundays are for going to the beach and river and to visit family.
• Dominican also have a tradition of living with relatives under the same roof.
• You cannot drink or advised not to drink tap water. Fruit should be peeled before eating, and if your eating a salad it should be washed in drinking water. You have to also check if chicken and pork are cooked right, wash your hands regularly.
• Shorts and flip-flops are only meant for the beach. It’s respectful to visit churches, hospitals. You are supposed to cover your shoulders and wear covered shoes.

CULTURE

• People in the Dominican Republic are mostly Roman catholic
• They speak Spanish but they drop there s very quickly
• A holiday that comes before Easter is called Carnaval. Another is Restoration Day.

GOVERNMENT

• There president is Danilo Medina
• He was re-elected as president
• The Dominican Republic has a government that is Republic, Democracy, Representative Democracy, Presidential system.

"Dominican Republic." CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2018, online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?cid=78&cn=Dominican_Republic&.... Accessed 28 November 2018.

• "Dominican Republic." CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2018, online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?cid=78&cn=Dominican_Republic&.... Accessed 28 November 2018.