MY HERITAGE-DISCOVERY

AND CELEBRATION

Andreina Rosario Period: 2nd

TABLE OF CONTENTSEconomics

Politics Environment

Society and Culture

Significant Events

Dominican Republic

ECONOMICS The economy of the Dominican Republic

depends on agriculture. The major crops are coffee, tobacco ,

cocoa, cotton and rice. There are deposits of nickel, bauxite, gold,

silver, and other minerals, mining is of growing economic importance.

Tourism is also important to the economy, and the service sector is now the country's largest employer.

Traditionally the sugar export represented an indispensable part of the export value of the country.

POLITICS The Dominican Republic is a representative

democracy in which all citizens may vote once they reach 18 years of age, or even earlier if they are married. The country's 1966 Constitution divides power among three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive. This similarity to the U.S. Constitution is no accident. After years of dictatorship under Rafael Trujillo, the country was in the midst of civil war when the United States invaded in 1965. The invasion was ostensibly to protect American citizens, but was also meant to curb the growing influence of leftist rebels and prevent their success. After establishing an inter-American peacekeeping force, the United States assisted the Dominicans in the formation of a new government

POLITICS Following the U.S. model, legislative action is

conducted by a bicameral National Congress, which consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, whose members face election every four years. The Senate's 30 members each represent a province while the chamber's 120 deputies are apportioned by population. Executive power is vested in the president who is elected to a four-year term. The president has the authority to appoint provincial governors and to remove them as well. He is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces although military commanders have also wielded great power as well.

EXPORTS

Imports

LEONEL FERNANDEZ, PRECIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

10 DOLLARS BILL

200 dollars bill

ENVIRONMENT The Dominican Republic is located Eastern two

thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of Haiti.

The Island has an area of 48,730 sq km, 48,380 sq km of land, and 350 sq km of water.

The climate is hot, very tropical, Language is Spanish

The Dominican Republic has become an Urban country, This poses new challenges for environmental management.

The Dominican Republic has had, and will continue to have, an economy dependent upon its natural resources.

LAS CAÑAS, PUERTO PLATA

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

LA HACIENDA COFRESI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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BLICEl Salto del Limón, as the waterfall is locally known, is found in the northeast of the Dominican Republic in the attractive peninsula of Samaná. There are four access routes to the falls located about midway along the road joining Las Terrenas on the north coast with Samaná on the south coast. Four small communities-Rancho Espanol, Arroyo Surdido, El Café and El Limón-have organized entry points, or 'paradas', offering guided horseback treks to the falls. Food and beverages, local produce such as coffee, cocoa, grapefruit, coconuts and handicrafts can also be purchased at these paradas.

SOCIETY AND CULTURE The family forms the basis of stability.

When possible, the extended family live together , within the same vicinity. Loyalty to the family comes before any other social relationship, even business. Nepotism is considered a good thing, since it implies employing people one knows and trusts, which is of primary importance. Social class determines access to power and position, although in the large cities, the lines of demarcation often blur slightly.

MANGU

One of the most famous food in the Dominican Republic. Smashed plantains with onion on top.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTSON NOV 30, 1993 1782 Britain signs agreement recognizing US

independence. 1948 Baseball's Negro National League disbands. 1958 First guided missile destroyer launched,

Dewey, Bath, Me. 1990 Bush proposes US-Iraq meeting to avoid war. 2007 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office

hostage crisis: Leeland Eisenberg entered the campaign office of Hillary Clinton in Rochester, New Hampshire with a device suspected of being a bomb and held three people hostage for 5 hours.

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HISPANICS DURING THE CIVIL WAR In December 1962 the Dominican Republic

held its first free election in nearly four decades. Juan Bosch, a returned exile, won by a wide margin and was inaugurated early in 1963. He designed a program to push economic development, bring about fundamental social reforms, and give the country democratic freedoms. Almost immediately, opposition to his regime began to develop. Bosch was criticized as being too tolerant of communist groups and supporters of Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro, and the republic’s business community felt threatened by changes in the country’s economic policy. In September 1963 Bosch was deposed by a military coup. The leaders of the coup installed a three-man civilian junta to run the country.

SANKY PAN

KYSanky Panky show us the real world of the people that does not know other way to succeed but getting involved with a rich tourist and try to make it to the U.S. or Europe maybe, and this is a cruel reality for a part of our population.

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