Dominican Republic
By: Evan Rhodes
The Dominican Republic has major ports and cities with my historical buildings like a 16th century cathedral. It also has a very agricultural economy where they farm sugar and tobacco; the rest of them work in hotels and restaurant. The country also has a very good educational system .About 86 percent of the citizens can read and the most popular sport is soccer.
Location
The Dominican Republic is located in the northeastern hemisphere and it is part of the greater Antitles. It is also the second largest island country in the Caribbean islands.
Politics
The Dominican Republic has 31 provinces and there capital city is Santo Domingo. It has a democratic republic goverment. The head of goverment is President Danilo Medina the president is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system.
Physical features
The Dominican Republic has Pico Duarate which is a mountain range. Also has cordillea oreinteal and cordillea septentrionale
Climate
The Dominican Republic has a very hot and warm climate. Also has very seasonal rainfall and hurricanes during August and September. This causes the people of the Dominican Republic to have very sturdy homes.
Cultural
The Dominican Republic culture is a mix of European, American Indian and African. They speak Spanish but due to tourists some speak English. The upper class are descendents from the European settlers and have lighter skin than the lower class who are darker skinned and descended from African slaves. 95% of people are Roman Catholic and literacy rate is 97.88 in 2010.
Natural resources and economics
The Dominican Republic has the ninth largest economy in Latin America, and second largest in the Caribbean and Central American region. They have a mixed economy and it is more market then command. It is an upper middle-income developing country primarily dependent on agriculture, mining, trade, and services. It also has natural resources nickel, bauxite, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, and tobacco.
Environmental Issues
The Dominican Republic has a few environmental issues like soil erosion, water supply, and deforestation. This is destroying forest and coral and the people of the Dominican Republic only a little bit of clean water to drink.
Bibliography
U.S. Relations With the Dominican Republic. (2013, November 18). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.ht
Punta Cana. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/rd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=8&lang=en
Encyclopedia of the Nations. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Dominican-Republic-ENVIRONMENT.ht
Dominican Republic. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.heritage.org/index/country/dominicanrepublic
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Encyclopedia of the Nations. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Dominican-Republic-ENVIRONMENT.ht
Dominican Republic. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.heritage.org/index/country/dominicanrepublic