It’s located in both the Northern and Western Hemispheres. Dominican Republic shares the island with Haiti and the entire island is known as the Hispaniola. The Hispaniola earned its name when Christopher Columbus went on his first voyage in 1492. It’s known to be the 2nd biggest country in the Caribbean with a current population of 10,686,480 Dominicans. The current percentage of ethnicity is: 73% mix, 16% white and 11% black. The Dominican Republic is abbreviated as the D.R. …show more content…
The Dominican Republic finally gained its independence February 27, 1884.
The flag of the Dominican Republic was designed by the founding father Juan Pablo Duarte. The color blue represents liberty, white stands for salvation while the color red represents the blood of those killed in war.
Some of the major modes of transportation in the D.R are: carros publicos (public cars), Guaguas (minivans or minibuses), motoconchos (rented motorcycles) and on horseback.
This country is mostly economically dependent on agriculture, trade, tourism. The countries most important trade partner is the United States. The two countries are parties of the CAFTA. Also known as the Central America United States Free Trade Agreement. Its one of the fastest growing countries in Latin America, however even though the GDP tripled from the last generations more than 70% to 80% of the population is affected by poverty and unemployment is high. The currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican