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Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola. It is the second biggest Caribbean country both by population and area. The republic's capital is Santo Domingo, where America's first university, castle, and cathedral are situated.
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Is there a desert in the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic has some semi-arid land but no true deserts.
What tipe of songs does dominican republic like?
Every kind of music but we prefer Merengue, that is the national dance, Bachata and salsa. But you can find places that are devoted to techno or hip hop or reggue. So is a mix of every music that can be dance.
Why is Haiti so impoverished compared to the Dominican Republic?
Although neither country is well-off by US or European standards, the Dominican Republic is doing dramatically better than its neighbor. Whereas the Dominican Republic's economy is based on exports and tourism, most Haitians work in subsistence agriculture. Over much of the last forty years, the Dominican Republic has had one of the fastest growing economies in the hemisphere while Haiti has had one of the slowest. In real estate, brokers say that the value of a property is based on three factors: location, location, and location. Yet somehow, Haiti's location has not helped its value.
The International Monetary Fund took on this challenging question in a working paper entitled, Growth in the Dominican Republic and Haiti: Why has the Grass Been Greener on One Side of Hispaniola?. This working paper, prepared by Laura Jaramillo and Cemile Sancak and distributed in March 2007 tries to answer the question using the IMF's standard toolkit. As befits IMF economist, they quickly discounted the factors that Jared Diamond had raised in his excellent book, Collapse, to explain the difference such as the relative amounts of rainfall and population density. They also largely discount the impacts of each country's different history stating that prior to the US occupation of the island in the early 20th century; both countries had equally weak institutions. They admit that by 1960, there was already a divergence in income between the two countries, but a far smaller one than exists today.
The paper then focuses on the specific economic variables for both countries to try and determine their impact on growth for each country between 1960 and 2005. They focused on two factors: institutional and macroeconomic stability. It is noteworthy that institutional stability is far more important than institutional legitimacy-the relative institutional stability of the coup years in Haiti (1993-1996) counted for more than the relatively chaotic years surrounding the return of President Aristide and the first election of President Preval. On the Dominican side, the authors consider the Dominican institutions to have slowly strengthened throughout the period. For macroeconomic stability, the authors found that both Haiti and the Dominican Republic were quite similar did better than the rest of Latin America in both the 1970s and 1980s. The marked difference came in the 1990s when the Dominican Republic and the rest of Latin America tamed their economies and Haiti did not.
The authors then looked at a variety of other factors that could contribute to economic growth: secondary school enrollment, availability of credit, monetary policy, and trade openness. In all of these areas, the Dominican Republic made great progress and Haiti did little. Again the differences were most noted during the 1990s.
The authors conclude, "The panel regression and case study approach allow us to conclude that policy decisions since 1960 have played a central role in the growth divergence between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In general, structural policies have been the key determinant of growth in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti, followed by political stability and stabilization policies. In particular, we find that the Dominican Republic has consistently outperformed Haiti and LAC in terms of implementation of structural measures, stabilization policies, as well as political stability. Meanwhile, Haiti has lagged the region in implementing structural policies, while being subject to numerous political shocks that have severely affected its growth performance. (p23)"
I found this paper to be fascinating in that the authors look at the situation in the two countries from a very distinct perspective. I disagree with their conclusion that structural policies were more important than political stability, unstable institutions or those with questionable legitimacy have great difficulty in implementing structural policies. I would argue that Haiti's instability have blocked its institutions from implementing structural reforms.
See also
The History Series:
Part 1: Gold, cows, and pirates: the story of the of how the island of Hispaniola (or Quisqueya) ended up split into two countries
Part 2: The birth of the Haitian-Dominican border
Part 3: The border becomes a wall: 1936-1986
Part 4: The porous border
What island is east of the dominican republic?
East of the main island of Puerto Rico are the Puerto Rican outlying islands of Culebra and Vieques.
To the East of these Puerto Rican Islands is St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
and East of that, St. Johns USVI.
To the East of that is Tortola, Norman's Island and Peter's Island British Virgin Island.
Do you need malaria tablets for Dominican Republic?
Yes. Infection rate is about 8 people per 100,000 inhabitants (about 9280 cases per year). But you should be aware that statistically speaking, it is about the same rate you will find in the United States (0.45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, or about 1,500 infections per year).
Did the earthquake in Haiti strike the Dominican Republic?
Because the infrastructures of the Dominican Republic are built to support the little earthquake that hit Haiti.
What kind of religion does Dominican Republic have?
The main religion in the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholicism.
Can you travel to Dominican Republic with your jamaican passport with out a visa?
Yes, They can !
As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, Jamaican citizens are required to obtain a visa before traveling to India. India has a visa policy that requires visitors from most countries, including Jamaica, to obtain a visa prior to their arrival. This policy aims to regulate entry into the country and ensure proper documentation and security measures.
Visa requirements are subject to change, and it is always advisable to check with the nearest Indian embassy or consulate for the most up-to-date information regarding visa requirements for Jamaican citizens. They can provide accurate and current information regarding entry requirements, visa types, and application procedures.
It's important to note that visa policies can be influenced by various factors such as diplomatic relations, national security concerns, and reciprocal agreements between countries. Therefore, it's crucial for travelers to verify visa requirements well in advance of their planned trip to ensure a smooth and hassle-free travel experience.
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The Dominican Republic in Caribbean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean?
The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea.
Temperature in turkey in October?
The first two weeks of October 2008 the day time high varied between 22c and 25c with a peak of 28c one afternoon. This was in Olu Deniz about 9km from Fethiye. The evenings were mild enough to walk about in shirt and slacks, the sea temperature was 23c. We had one single cloudy day and a 15 minute shower during our stay.
Why Haiti and Dominican Republic split?
Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic in 1822 and for the next 22 years until 1844, the Dominican Republic experience one of the saddest era recorded in our modern time.
Finally, after the Dominican Republic managed to free themselves from the Haiti invasion and be on their own, it was a substantial period of time and which haitians were not welcome to this side of the island. This behave was most probably due to the fact that haitians continue to view this part of the island as if still belongs to them. That alonside with criminal alongside the border making life miserable to dominicans, which continue until Expresident Trujillo under the information of haitians crossing the border to still cows and others goods, order the killing of every haitians on dominican soil.
After this event, it was not until 1996 that haitians began to mass migrated to Dominican Republic and ever since dominicans despite a world of problems and our society and economy, we has managed to help financially, morality and with technology. All of this, without the help of anyone.
But it seems that haitians are not gratefull enough, apparently because they probably feel we has to do it. And there is where the problem is. On the earthquake of 2010 that hit haiti, we provide more help than any other country, we were there from day one, but again, they merely say thank you.. Their present president, say thank you and the majority of dominican felt that, he really did not mean that.
Finally, they are over one million ilegals haitians on the Dominican Republic and we exercise our legal rights to deport any of those ilegal aliens, the international comunity say that we are a bunch of racist. Where is the justice on that.
Ireland to Dominican Republic flight times?
There are no direct flights from Ireland to the Dominican Republic. To get there would mean flying to somewhere and get a connecting flight. Mostly it would be by going through the USA. Depending on the connections taken, the overall time from leaving Dublin to arriving in the Dominican Republic could be anything from 14 to 21 hours.
What are 3 famous landmarks in the dominican republic?
Some of them:
* Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauración (Santiago)
* Catedral Primada de América (Colonial City)
* Alcazar de Colón (Santo Domingo)
* La Altagracia church (La romana)
* Clock Town (Monte Cristi)
What are 5 facts about Dominican Republic?
~ The national sport of the Dominican Republic is baseball. Dominicans make up a larger percentage of players in Major League Baseball than any country outside of North America
~ Even though Santiago is the second largest city in Dominican Republic, as of 2006 the metropolitan area of New York City had a larger population of Dominicans.
~ The Dominican Republic is the oldest European settlement.
~ The whole country had to be re-built in 1930 because of a hurricane.
~ Christopher Columbus is buried in the Dominican Republic
What are the ethnic groups who occupy the dominican republic?
According to the CIA World Factbook, the Dominican population is 73% multiracial, 16% white, and 11% black. The multiracial population is primarily a mixture of European and African, but there is as well a minor Taíno element in the population;research published in 2010 showed that 15% of Dominicans have Taíno ancestry, and 70% have African genes. There is also a large Haitian minority. Other ethnic groups in the country include West Asians-mostly Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians. There are about 30,000 Jamaicans living in the Dominican Republic. A significant presence of East Asians, primarily ethnic Chinese and Japanese, can also be found. Europeans are represented mostly by Spanish.
