Why Is Dominican Republic Important

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Dominican Republic is a very important country in many ways. Firstly, the Dominican Republic has a very important history. Secondly, in the Dominican Republic the location is in the caribbean, and it natural resources were in danger. Thirdly, the Dominicans are bilingual but the country mostly speaks spanish, and the capital is also very historical. Fourthly, they play many sports and many tourists come to this country. Please allow me to continue in further detail
This country is has a very important history. But to start off, Dominican Republic became an independent country in February, 27 1844. This country was one of the first ones that Christopher columbus conquered it and claimed it for Spain in the year 1492. Later on as the Haitians received independence in 1804, the island then came under the rule of the rebellious ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture. With this the French retained the rest of the island until 1809, this was when the Dominicans tried to get their independence but failed as Spain regained control over them. Then 1821, the Dominicans, led by José Núñez de Cáceres, wanted their independence. The Dominicans sought to become part of Simón Bolívar's new independent Republic of Gran Colombia, but in 1822, the Haitians conquered the entire island.
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The area occupied by the Dominican Republic is slightly more than twice the size of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. The average climate of the Dominican Republic and the minimum and maximum temperatures range from 64–84°F in the winter and from 73–95°F in the summer. In addition, the Dominican Republic had a lot environmental problems in the areas of deforestation, water supply, and soil erosion, this damages the nation's coral reefs. In 1993 the United Nations sources reported this. So in 2003, 10 years later, 51.9% of the total land was protected to stop this

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