Dominican Republic
By: Charlie, Jimmy, Nadim, and James
Hola, me llamo Jimmy
● ¡Les presentamos República Dominicana!
● La capital de República Dominicana es
Santo Domingo de Gúzman.
● El arte popular es abstracto,
expressionismo, y surrealismo.
Hola me llamo James.
● El presidente de Republica Dominicana es
Danilo Medina.
● La poblacion de Republica Dominicana es
diez millones de personas.
● la musica popular es el Merengue.
Hola, me llamo Nadim.
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Los deportes populares son béisbol.
Las comidas populares son flan.
Los religión primaria es católica.
Los animales que viven aqui son banded
butterfly fish.
Hola, me llamo Charlie.
● Los colores de la bander son, rojo, blanco,
y azul.
● El clima de tropical.
● Un baile popular es merengue
Currency
The Dominican Peso is the currency of
Dominican Republic
● Coins:
Freq Used: RD$1, RD$5, RD$10, RD$25
● Banknotes:
Freq Used: RD$20, RD$50, RD$100,
RD$200, RD$500, RD$1000, RD$2000
● 1 US dollar = 43.8000 dop
Popular Music
The most popular music to dance to is the
merengue, it has been the most popular song
in the dominican republic since the 1930’s
http://www.last.fm/music/Cherito/_/Ella+quiere+un+pedazo
Popular Dance
The Merengue is the most popular dance in Dominican
Republic. The sound combines a mixture of African and
European elements using a melodeon, guira, and tambora.
Merengue
Flag
Colors of the Flag
The blue symbolizes liberty.
The red symbolizes the blood of heroes.
The white symbolizes salvation.
Description of Symbol
This is the symbol on the flag.It is the Coat of
Arms for the Dominican Republic.
A blue ribbon that symbolizes glory displays the
national motto:
Dios,Patria,Libertad which means God, Fatherland, Liberty.
There is a laurel branch on the left side of the shield that
represents immortality. The palm branch on the right
represents liberty.
Description of Symbols
A bible is in the center opened to john 8:32
the verse reads, “The truth will set you free,”
with a golden cross above it.
There are 2 empty spears, the other 4 hold the flags.
Map
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Between Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
4 Mountain Ranges
800 Miles of Coastline
Highest Point: Pico Duarte
Lowest Point: Lago Enriquillo
Coastline/ Tourism
● Beautiful Beaches
● Important part of the
economy
Popular Art
● Bright, vibrant colors
● African, European, and
Taíno influences
Crafts Sold to Tourists
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Gems in jewelry
Pottery
Dolls
Baskets
Religion
Roman Catholicism is Dominican Republic’s major
religion. Over 90% of the people that live there are Roman
Catholic.
Animals
The Dominican Republic may not have many animals on land but they sure
have aquatic life! Some fish that live on the shores of the Dominican Republic is
the Banded Butterflyfish. They live in the reefs and swim in pairs. Another fish
in the Dominican Republic is the Black Jackfish. It is known for being in a
school with other species.
Sports
The most popular sport in the Dominican Republic is
baseball. A very good player from there is Sammy Sosa.
Some other good players are David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez
and Robinson Cano. As you can see in the picture Dominican
Republic has 95 players in the the MLB!
Food
● A Popular food in the Dominican Republic is Flan. Flan is a dessert
made with white sugar, eggs,
condensed milk, evaporated
milk, vanilla extract.
Food
● A popular drink is a Batida.
It has ice, fruit, sugar and
sometimes condensed milk.
● Our recipe has watermelon,
pomegranate, lime juice,
sugar, ice and carbonated
water
Famous People
A famous person from Dominican Republic is Sammy Sosa. He was an amazing baseball player.
Another famous baseball player is Albert Pujols. A previous president, Leonel Fernández is also
famous. He was the president in 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. Leonel Fernandez is
important because he was the first elected president under his party, the Dominican Liberation
Party.
Famous Places and Landmarks
Colonial Zone: Is an area that attracts many tourists because of the many
landmarks. Most of them were built during the colonial period of the Spanish rule,
giving this area its name. Malecon is a stone built embankment area along the
waterfront that is a huge tourist attraction. Both these places are located in the
capital city, Santo Domingo.
Celebrations
The main celebration is the Dominican Carnival. It is mostly
celebrated on the main streets and takes place around
February 27, Dominican Independence Day. This carnival has
a lot of colorful costumes that symbolize many religious and
traditional characters.
Links
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/rd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=9&lang=en&li
mitstart=2
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic
http://www.colonialzone-dr.com/national-symbols.html
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Dominican_Republic-CIA_WFB_Map.png
http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/society_music.php
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Accord%C3%A9on_diatonique.jpg
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oGn2qfBctPc/hqdefault.jpg
http://mlv-s1-p.mlstatic.com/tambora-merenguera-dominicana-13551-MLV35786380_3019-F.jpg
http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/society_religion.php
http://baseball.about.com/od/internationa1/tp/Top-10-Mlb-Players-From-Dominican-Republic.htm
http://www.coralpointdiving.com/ENG/Conservation/Marine_Life/Fishes.html
http://www.thatsdominican.com/dr/top-ten/top-10-dominican-foods
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spanish-flan/
http://www.xe.com/currency/dop-dominican-peso#
Links
http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/country/dominicanrepublic.html
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/dominicanrepublic.html
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Dominican-Republic.html
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/rd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=8&lang=en
http://www.everyculture.com/Middle-America-Caribbean/Dominicans-Economy.html
http://www.colonialzone-dr.com/images/haitiano-pinturas-buddy.jpg
http://www.best-beaches.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/puerto-plata-beaches.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Lago_Enriquillo1.jpg
http://www.bocachicaplaya.com/bocachicaphoto/Pico%20Duarte/picoduarte.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_Duarte
http://www.drembassyuae.com/tourism-and-culture/culture
http://bestcitiez.com/data_images/countries/santo-domingo/santo-domingo-12.jpg
http://www.dominicancooking.com/14779-sparkly-pomegranate-watermelon-limeade.html