My presentation

2. THE SCENARY OF PUERTO
PLATA
• VIDEO LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VM
ZYNXMJ38M

3. GEOGRPAHY
• 9TH LARGEST CITY IN THE DOMINICANREPUBLIC
• KNOWN AS A TRADING PORT, MOSTLY FOR CIGARS
• THE SMALL BAY PROVIDES A NATURAL HARBOR

4. CLIMATE
• TROPICAL MONSOON CLIMATE
• EXTREMELY HOT SUMMERS AND VERY WET
WINTERS
• RANGES FROM HIGH 70’S – 90’S DEPENDING ON
THE MONTH

5. GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE
• IT IS A DEMOCRACY
• THE PRESIDENT IS BOTH THE HEAD OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM
• 45 THOUSAND ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL
THAT WORK PRIMARILY AS AN INTERNAL
SECURITY FORCE

6. CURRENCY

7. GDP TREND

8. PER CAPTIA GDP
• LAST RECORDED PER CAPITA WAS $7750.93 IN 2018
• EQUIVALENT TO 61% OF THE WORLDS AVERAGE
• AVERAGED $3376.56 FROM 1960, REACHING AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN 2018 OF $7750.93
• IT’S ONLY GOING UP FROM HERE, NEXT PROJECTED IS AROUND $8000

9. WEALTH
DISTRIBUTION
• IT IS IN FACT A VERY POOR
COUNTRY
• AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1
BEDROOM IS $250 A MONTH
• MONEY IS NOT DISTRIBUTED
PROPERLY

10. ENEMIES
• DOESN’T HAVE ANY ENEMIES AS OF TODAY
• STRONG ALLIES UNDER THE U.S WITH THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (CAFTA-DR)

11. LABOR FORCE
COMPOSITION
• UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN D.R REMAINED
UNCHANGED AT 5.80%
• THE U.R AVERAGED 11% FROM 2000 UNTIL
EARLY 2019

12. INFLATION RATE

13. INFRASTRUCTURE
• INVESTED $30 IN TOURISM
INFRASTRUCTURE
• SHOWCASEDIMPROVEMENTS ON
LONG BEACH
• THE PROJECT AT LONG BEACH
WAS DESIGNED TO REVERSE
DETERIORATION AND EROSION
WHILE GIVING THE BEACH AN
OVERALL FACELIFT

14. MAIN IMPORTS

15. MAIN EXPORTS
• CIGARS
• PLASTICS
• BANANAS
• CLOTHING

16. OTHER POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
• HAITI – POPULATIONAROUND
11.28 MILLIONPEOPLE
• THE MEDIAN AGE FOR HAITIAN
PEOPLE IS 23 YEARS OLD
• AVERAGE TOTAL LIFE
EXPECTANCY: 64.2 YEARS

17. HOW MUCH
TO TRAVEL?
Round trip for $400 -
$500 for a week in the
month of October
Don’t forget about bus's
needed to get to the
airport and back

19. REFERENCES
REFERENCES
(N.D.). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GDP PER CAPITA. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://TRADINGECONOMICS.COM/DOMINICAN-
REPUBLIC/GDP-PER-CAPITA
(N.D.). HAITI POPULATION 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WORLDPOPULATIONREVIEW.COM/COUNTRIES/HAITI-POPULATION/
(N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.CARIBBEAN.COM/CMS/DETAILED/522.HTML
(N.D.). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://TRADINGECONOMICS.COM/DOMINICAN-
REPUBLIC/UNEMPLOYMENT-RATE
(N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://COUNTRYSTUDIES.US/DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC/77.HTM
CARPENTER, J. W. (2019, MAY 4). LIVING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON $1,000 A MONTH. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.INVESTOPEDIA.COM/ARTICLES/PERSONAL-FINANCE/011516/LIVING-DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC-1000-MONTH.ASP

20. REFERENCES
KRUISER, S. (2019, JUNE 10). WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://PJMEDIA.COM/TRENDING/FOURTH-
AMERICAN-TOURIST-SINCE-LATE-APRIL-DIES-IN-DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC/
MCBRIDE, D. (2018, MARCH 29). DAVE MCBRIDE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://CARRYONBLOG.COM/THE-APPEAL-OF-PUERTO-PLATA-DOMINICAN-
REPUBLIC/
(N.D.). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GDP PER CAPITA. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://TRADINGECONOMICS.COM/DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC/GDP-PER-
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MOODY'S ANALYTICS. (N.D.). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - ECONOMIC INDICATORS. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.ECONOMY.COM/DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC/INDICATORS
COUPLE, V. (2018, SEPTEMBER 4). TOP THINGS TO DO IN PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VMZYNXMJ38M