Dominican+Republic

Dominican Republic { [ ] } 

Nathan Dominican Republic facts 1. Dominican Republic was explored and claimed by Christopher Columbus. 2. Capital- Santa Domingo 3. Major cities- Peravia, La Vega, and Santiago 4. Population- 9,650,054 5. Area- Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti 6. Geographical features- highlands and mountains with fertile valleys 7. Currency- Dominican Peso 8. Leader- Leonel Fernandez 9. Major industries present- tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, and tobacco. 10. Government- democratic republic.

La comida de dominican republic

· [|Food Production] is a major industry in Dominican Republic

· There are many farm animals and their crops are mainly rice but they also grow some corn.

· Yes there is a rather large industry the fish animals like cod and tuna and salmon

· For some reason they import a bunch of fish. Normally they export and get imported fish from other countries from trade. It says they trade a lot with European countries

· They export some of their fish and rice. They trade fish with Europe.

· 20% of the population grows food

· 17% of the land is used for crops and animals for food.

· 30% of the people are below the poverty line.

· They eat a lot of native dishes such as, sancocho and chicken is the most popular meat on the island. Their diets include three meals a day and it is a lot like USA’s diet. Dominican Republic eat many American food like chicken, but they also eat a lot of Native food like sancocho and la bandera (a dish with beans, rice, and meats and they are the color of the flag).

- Sancocho

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__ Independence Day- A Dominican Republic holiday __ Independence Day is a holiday in Dominican Republic that is celebrated on February 27th. On Independence Day, the Dominicans celebrate their independence that they got from Haiti. They were controlled by Haiti in 1838 and a secret society called La Trinitaria fought for their independence and on February 27, 1844, the Trinitarians declared their independence. Haiti ruled Dominican Republic for 22 years. On Independence Day, they have many feast, carnivals, parachute shows, and the President gives a speech.