The Dominican Republic
Imaan Rizwan
Background information
Capital: Santo Domingo
Major cities: Santiago de los caballeros, Santo Domingo oeste, San Pedro de macoris, La romana.
The official language is Spanish.
The flag
The blue in the flag represents freedom, and the red represents the blood of the soldiers. The white stripes represent salvation. There is a small coat of arms in the middle. The flag was adopted in 1844.
The map.
Dominican Republic is located in middle America and borders with Haiti.
Geographical features.
The picture is of Pico Duarte, which is the highest peak in Dominican Republic. There are also beaches and islands like Saona Island. There are also beautiful rivers like Yaque del Norte.
Economic information: the currency is Peso, and their economic system is Capitalism.
Political information
The type of government is a representative democracy. And the leader is Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Republic was colonized ruled by Haiti but were declared independent 27th February 1844. They were also ruled by a dictator and America, but to this day the country is declared free.
Tourist information
People visit Dominican Republic because of the beautiful structural and natural sites. Tourists love to explore major cities and the capital (Santo Domingo) because it holds a lot of historical significance. Tourists usually go to resorts, islands like samanĂ¡ , and beaches. Places like La Romana are also visited by tourists.
Interesting facts
- The Dominican republic has 31 provinces, which are further divided into municipalities.
- The national game is Baseball.
- Coffee is a national drink, in fact Dominican republic is one of the top producers of cocoa.
- The national bird is palmchat, and the national flower is the West Indian Mahogany.
- Dominican republic is known as a breadbasket of the Carribean because they farm and catch almost every food produced there.