Dominican Republic Research Paper

The name of the country i have is the Dominican Republic; the Dominican Republic is located in the continent North America, and is on the eastern part of an island called the Hispaniola in the west Indies; the West Indies is a line of Islands between North America and South America. The country was founded February 27, 1844 but was adopted on November 6 1863. The flag contains the three colors white, blue, and red. The white is a cross in the middle of the flag, the blue is on the left upper corner and the right lower corner, and the red is on the upper right corner and the lower left corner, and the national coat of arms is in the middle of the white cross. The three features of the flag that i will be talking about are the colors, the Dominican Republic coat of arms, and the blue and red ribbons. …show more content…
The color blue stands for liberty, vigilance, truth, and loyalty, red represents the blood of heroes, bravery and strength and white for salvation, peace, and honesty. The flag was designed by founding father Juan Pablo Duarte. The color white is a cross in the middle which divides the four rectangles in each corner. In the top right and bottom left corner is a red rectangle and the top left and the bottom right is a blue rectangle.

My second feature is the Dominican Republic coat of arms. The Dominican Republic coat of arms features a shield and has similar colors as the flag, supported by two leafs; the leaf on the right side is called the palm frond and the leaf on the left side is called the bay laurel branch. In the center of the shield shows six spears. The front four hold up the national flag. Also the center of the shield has a bible reading “ conoceran la verdad, y los hará libres.” but in english it means “know the truth and the truth will set you free.” You can find this in the holy bible in the New Testament, John