Dominican Republic by Kevi Good https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0 Kevi Good en-us 2019-03-04 15:32:42 UTC 2019-03-07 15:19:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 6 Fast Facts kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337507554 * The Dominican Republic is the only country in the world with a Holy Bible on their national flag.
* The Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean.
* Santo Domingo, 2.191 million, is the capital an the largest city of the Dominican.
* It is the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central American region
* President: Danilo Medina (2012).
* The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean



]]> 2019-03-04 15:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337507554 Physical Map of Dominican Republic kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337518024 18.7357° N, 70.1627° W.

]]> 2019-03-04 15:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337518024 Map of Latin America kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337949414 Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic.]]> 2019-03-05 15:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337949414 Food kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337950919 This is the Dominican Republic's national food, La Bandera, it's not always served looking as their flag like this one, but it has most of the colors in their flag.]]> 2019-03-05 15:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337950919 Demographics kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337969317 * Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write.
total population: 93.8% (2016 est.)
male: 93.8% (2016 est.)
female: 93.8% (2016 est.)

* Life expectancy:
total population: 71.3 years (2018 est.)
male: 69.7 years (2018 est.)
female: 73.1 years (2018 est.)

]]> 2019-03-05 15:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/337969317 History kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338414624 * Christopher Columbus explored and claimed the island on his first voyage in 1492. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821 but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years and it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338414624 Climate kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338418796 The climate in the Dominican republic is a tropical climate, hot all year round, with a hotter and muggy season from May to October, and a relatively cool season from December to March, with November and April as intermediate months. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338418796 Landscape kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338420931 * Mountains cover more than half of the Dominican Republic.
* agricultural land: 51.5% (2011 est.)
arable land: 16.6% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 10.1% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 24.8% (2011 est.)
forest: 40.8% (2011 est.)
other: 7.7% (2011 est.)
* The country’s diversity includes several mountain ranges, coastal plains, islands, lakes, rivers and some of the world’s most beautiful beaches.

]]> 2019-03-06 15:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338420931 Government kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338426699 The government of the Dominican Republic is a presidential republic. The leader is Danilo Medina.]]> 2019-03-06 15:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338426699 Language kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338429704 The only official language spoken in the Dominican Republic is Spanish.]]> 2019-03-06 15:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338429704 Religion kgood29 https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338432075 Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% are the religions in the Dominican Republic.]]> 2019-03-06 15:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kgood29/vwloki5xsvb0/wish/338432075