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DOMINICAN TRAVEL

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Geography
The Dominican Republic has periodic droughts with occasional flooding in the middle of the hurricane belt, with rugged highland mountains and has very Fertile valleys. Pico Duarte: Highest peak in Caribbean (over 10000 feet) Lago Enriquillo: Lowest lake in Carribean (135 feet below Sea level) We have 3 national parks you can visit Los Haitises National Park, Jaragua National Park, and Monte Cristi National Park

Government
Unitary Presidential Republic President Danilo Mendia Vice President Margarita Fernandez Independence From Spain Dec. 1, 1821 Independence From Haiti Feb. 27, 1844 Independence From USA July 12, 1924

Ethnic Groups
73% Mixed (Mestizo) 16% White 11% Black 12.5% unemployed 31.6% below poverty line

Lifestyle & Culture

The official language is Spanish, although there is a Dominican dialect which has some different words from mainland Spain. Apart from Spanish you may also hear Creole which is the language spoken by Haitians and has its base in French. English is not common, but some hotel workers will speak it in the tourist areas so bring your translator!

Climate
With over 1288 km of beautiful coastline and water ranging from 78-83 degrees and weather ranging from 73-90 degrees everyday. The Dominican Republic is a beautiful travel spot to visit when its freezing back home.

Currency PESO

Religion
Catholic Protestant Jews & Muslim

CHRISTMAS IN MAIN HOLIDAY

They celebrate carnival every Sunday in February with 100,000 participates

Main Industries
Tourism Sugar Processing Nickel & Gold Mining