6. The flag has two colors
separated by a white cross.
The colors are:
Red
Blue
7. This is the
Central Bank
of the
Dominican
Republic.
k
The coin is the peso. Each peso is
divided in 100 cents. The first Dominican
peso was introduced in 1844.
8. •
The Dominican Republic is a tropical,
maritime nation.
The annual average temperature is 25ºC
while near sea level the average
temperature is 28 ºC.
January and February are the coolest
months of the year and August is the
hottest month.
Hurricanes are most likely between
August and October.
9. Cathedral Primada de América
Santo Domingo is the
largest city. There are
2,5 million people. It
has the biggest part of
politic, economic and
cultural activities. The
first cathedral and
hospital of America
are there.This is the first cathedral
of America.
10. A typical lunch in the Dominican
Republic is white rice with beans and meat
(usually, chicken). This food may be
accompanied by salad and fried green
plantains (tostones).
Tostones
12. • Dominican flora includes more than 5000
species of plants.
• Many of them can’t be found anywhere else.
They are called endemic plants.
• There are lots of natives species like tobbaco,
pineapple, mahogany and kapok.
16. Their costumes have origens in Europa and Africa,
with some Taino influences. The fusion of European,
African and Taino traditions and customs contributed
to the development of present day Dominican culture.
There are different groups regarding class and
education.
Juan Luis Guerra
(singer/song writer)
Music Art
Caribbean farmer
17. In The Dominican Republic, 69% of the
population is Roman Catholic, 18% is
Evangelical, 11% has no religion and 2%
has a different religion.
18. The last census conducted in the
country estimated the population as
73% is multiracial (mixed), 16% is white
(mainly of Spanish descent) and 11% is
black.
19. We chose The Dominican Republic
because Sabela went there last summer
and she likes it very much. She saw
beautiful and interesting things. And we
think it is the milk with ColaCao.
