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 * QUICK FACTS**

18,810 mi²
 * Capital**: Santo Domingo
 * Official Language:** Spanish
 * Government:** Republic
 * President:** Leonel Fernández Reyna
 * Independence:** (from Haiti) 27th February 1844
 * Area:** 48,442 km²
 * Percent Of Area in Water:** 1.6%
 * Population (July 2006):** 9,183,984
 * Motto:** //Dios, Patria, Libertad (//English: //God, Homeland, Liberty)//
 * Money:** The Peso
 * Agricultural Products:** avacados, bananas, cacao, coffee, mangoes, rice, sugar cane, and tobacco
 * Mining:** gold, and nickel
 * Manufactured Products:** molasses, and sugar
 * Highest Point:** Duarte Peak (3,175 miles)
 * Lowest Point:** Lake Enriquillo (-46 miles)


 * National Anthem: Himno National**

(English: " Valiant Sons of Quisqueya")
 * Quisqueyanos valientes**
 * Lyrics by:** Emilio Prud'homme
 * Music by:** Jose Rufino Reyes Siancas

(Translated in English) Quisqueyanos valientes, alcemos (//Valient sons of Quisqueya, let's loudly sing// ) Nuestro canto con viva emoción, (//Our song with a fiery passion)// Y del mundo a la faz ostentemos (//And let's show to the face of the world// ) Nuestro invicto glorioso pendón (//Our undefeated, glorious flag)//
 * First Verse**


 * Location**



The Dominican Republic's relative location: The Dominican Republic is East of Haiti.

For our highlighted map click here


 * PHYSICAL FEATURES**

[|Lake Enriquillo]

[|Cordillera Central] (which is the highest point in the Caribbean)

[|Pico Duarte] (the highest peak of the Cordillera Central)


 * CAPITAL**

The Capital of Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo's relative location is 18.24 (degrees) North by 69.54 (degrees) West.


 * WEATHER MAP**

Todays [|weather] in Santo Domingo is: partly cloudy, highs in the upper eighties and lows in the upper sixties. At 8:52 it feels like 78 degrees. The humidity is 83%. The wind is NE at 7 miles per hour.
 * RAINFOREST**

Yes, some of the [|rainforest] is located in the Dominican Republic. The Rain Forest is located South and North of the [|Cordillera Central].


 * CLIMATE**

Dominican Republic's [|climate] is tropical maritime all year long! The hurricane season is June-November, with August & September being the main months. Click [|here] for Santo Domingo's current forecast)


 * LIFE EXPECTANCY**

The life [|life|expectancy] for a man in the Dominican Republic is aproximately 70.21 years. The life expectancy for a woman in the Dominican Republic is aproximately 73.33 years.

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 * LITERACY RATE

The Literacy [|Literacy|Rate] for men in the Dominican Republic is 84.6% while the Literacy Rate for women is 84.8%. The difference is only .2% and the women have a higher rate!

The [|major cities] of the Dominican Republic are:
 * MAJOR CITIES**
 * Santo Domingo
 * Santiago
 * Azua
 * Bani
 * Constanza
 * Bajos de Haina
 * Barahona
 * Bonao
 * Comendador
 * Consuela
 * Cotui
 * Dajobon
 * El Seybo

ETHNIC GROUPS **
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There are three [|major ethnic] groups in the Dominican Republic:
 * 1) 1- Mulattos (mixed European and African) (73%)
 * 2) 2- European (16%)
 * 3) 3- African (11%)

RELIGION**
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The Dominican Republic has three major religions:
 * 1) 1- [|Roman Catholic] (95%)
 * 2) 2- [|Dominican Catholictism] (a mix of Roman Catholic and Santeria)
 * 3) 3- [|Protestantism]
 * 4) 4- [|Voodoo] :)


 * TIME LINE**

Some [|major events] that took place in the Dominican Republic arre: __December 5, 1492__ Christopher Colubus comes to the island of Hispaniola (today) and named it //La Isla Espanola.// __1501__ The rulers of Spain allowed people (in the Caribbean) to have African slaves. These slaves would change the countries culture forever! __1795__ The French gain control of the island during a civil war. The deal was closed with the signing of the Treaties of Basel. __1838__ Juan Pablo Duarte, Ramon Matias Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez formed a secret organization, called La Trinitaria, to overthrow the Haiti government. This organization, unfortunately, failed due to being banished from the country! __November 6, 1844__ The Dominican Republic wrote their first constitution that was adopted on this day. Haiti will attack several times after this. __August 16, 1863__ The Dominican Republic was returned to the ownership of Spain. This occured during our Civil War so the U.S. did not aid them. This resulted in rebeling people. __1869__ Baez, president of the Dominican Republic at the time, Baez signed a treaty with our president, Grant, that sold the Dominican Republic to the US for $150,000. Newspaper and Commercial **
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This is the news paper article. This is our commerical.

Major Exports**
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The Dominican Republic exports petroleum, which is a major recource in our world today.
 * PEOPLE**

A Bananna Picker

Natives of the Dominican republic celebrate a carnival

A Dominican Republic Native Girl

Women dress up in festive costumes.

Region** The Dominican Republic is in the [|Western Hemisphere] of the world. The Dominican Republic also is located in the Caribbean part of Latin America.
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 * [|COUNTRIES THAT HAVE RULED US]**

Spain Haiti US
 * CULTURE**

This picture is of the statue of [|Juan Pablo Duarte] who is considered one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic.


 * LANGUAGE**

The Dominican Republic speaks the following [|languages]: Spanish French German Italian English


 * Political Info**

The [|president] of the Dominican Republic is Leonel Fernandez Reyna. The Vice President is Rafael Albuquerque de Castro.


 * Air fare**

A [|round trip] to the Dominican Republic this month is $435 without tax. The flight is not a direct flight, so you'll have to get off at another airport and board a different airplane to get there.