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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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How far to Dominican Republic from Albany NY?

Around 3 to 4 hours so you better bring something to do!!

Does a British passport holder need a visa to the Dominican Republic?

No a British Passport holder does not need a VISA to travel to Jamaica under the VISA waiver programme for Commonwealth nations. You may find more details on the website link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_passport Pls. check this for all country visa requirement for a British Passport holder. Hope this will help. Victor

How long does it take to get to the Dominican Republic from Rochester NY?

Providence, RI (PVD) to Santo Domingo (SDQ) Shortest Flight Duration * 6 hours 25 mins * Via New York J F Kennedy International Apt, New York (JFK) * this includes transfer time at New York J F Kennedy International Apt, New York (JFK)

Where do most people live in santo domingo?

Loiza, PR. A town close to the Atlantic Ocean that borders with Carolina and Rio Grandre. Predominately was a slave town back in the 1500's and it remains to this day as a African decent town.

How long can a Dominican Republic president stay in office?

Presidential elections are held in the Dominican Republic every four years, on the last sunday of May. The candidate must gain a majority vote of at least 50% plus one to win the presidency in the first round. If none of the candidates obtains such majority, a second poll will take place 45 days later, at which the population will decide between the two candidates that had the best results during the first poll.

Dominican republic do they celebrate Christmas and how?

Christmas is celebrated, but not like in more developed countries. Since people are off work and out of school, many families travel to get together for the holiday and a Christmas meal. In the pueblos, due to lack of money, gifts are not exchanged.

Where is the capital located in dominican republic?

Santo Domingo is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea and is part of North America.

Is the Dominican Republic part of US?

Not now, even though the big influence of the United States over it, the Dominican Republic is a sovereign country and has gotten several independences during its history.

Independences

- from SpainDecember 1, 1821

- from HaitiFebruary 27, 1844 (not recognized by Haiti until 1867)

- from Spain(declared)August 16, 1863 (recognized on March 3, 1865)

- from the United StatesJuly 12, 1924.

What is the dominican republic best known for?

1. Hospitality and friendliness.

2. Baseball. We have great baseball players in Major League Baseball and other leagues, including Mexico and Japan. To name a few (current players): David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Carlos Peña (Tampa Bay Rays), Manny Ramírez (Los Angeles Dodgers), Pedro Martínez (New York Mets), Albert Pujols, Vladimir Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Alfonso Soriano, ...

3. Beautiful beaches... Oh, yeah!

4. A very colorful and enjoyable carnival in February, especially the "Carnaval Vegano".

5. Merengue, bachata, perico ripiao and reggaeton (music styles).

6. Well-developed telecommunications infrastructure (landline, mobile phone and Internet access).

7. *Blackouts ("apagones"), ... Er, sorry, this list is only about what is positive. ;-)


* In general, blackouts don't affect tourist areas. So come and enjoy the Dominican Republic! Source(s):* Dominican
* http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_R…
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_…

What is the national palace of Dominican Republic?

The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic. Designed in an eclectic neoclassical style by Italian architect Guido D'Alessandro at the behest of Rafael Trujillo, construction started on February 27, 1944 -Dominican independence centenary-and was inaugurated on August 16, 1944. Occupying an area of 18,000 square metres and luxuriously appointed throughout, the National Palace is considered one of the greatest and most beautiful buildings built in the Dominican Republic. The building stands on the grounds of the former Presidential Mansion (Mansión Presidencial), built during the United States military occupation of 1916-1924.

What does the cross on the Dominican Republic flag mean?

I am not 100% sure, but I think it means catholicism/jewism ect. ect. Basically I would think the person who created the flag beleived in Jesus/God.

What are the most spoken languages in the Dominican Republic?

Spanish is the offical language. But United State english is spoken by some people because to the nearby to US.

Which country is richer Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic?

D.R. By a longg shot

In reality both because what PR has DR has it also, DR is a tropical island so is PR, PR has beautiful beaches so does DR (check out Bavaro Beach, Las Terrenas or Juan Dolio there the most beautiful beachs DR has), PR has cool Beach Resorts and Hotels so does DR. Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic's only difference it's the size of island (Dominican Republic is bigger and shares the west with Haiti) and the money, Dominican has it's own money called Peso Dominicano while PR the US Dollar. DR is an independent country and PR is a libieral associateive state of the US.

DR cuz i have this friend named alyana and she think she the boss of everything she sucks he loudmouth self she should go n kill herself

What is the green stone from Dominican Republic?

Larimar

(also knowed as lorimar) is a rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic,

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larimar

How did the Dominican Republic get its independence?

The Dominican Independence War gave the Dominican Republic independence from Haiti. Prior to the war, the whole island of Hispaniola had been Haitian for 22 years when Haiti occupated the newly independent state of Spanish Haiti Juan Pablo Duarte was twenty years old, educated, a genuine nationalist, and the man that helped lead and inspire the Dominican Independence War of 1844. Duarte, along with Matias Ramon Mella and Fransisco del Rosario Sanchez, founded a group in 1838. Their movement was called La Trinitaria (The Trinity), because its original nine members had organized themselves into cells of three; the cells went on to recruit as separate organizations, maintaining strict secrecy, with little or no direct contact among themselves in order to minimize the possibility of detection by the Haitian authorities. Many recruits quickly came to the group, but it was discovered and forced to change its name to La Filantrópica, where it continued agitating the Haitians. In 1843 the revolution made a breakthrough, while working with a liberal Haitian party, they overthrew President Boyer. Unfortunately, the Trinitarios work in the overthrow was noticed by Boyer's replacement, Charles Riviere-Herard. Rivière-Hérard imprisoned some Trinitarios and forced Duarte to leave the island. While gone, Duarte searched for support in Colombia and Venezuela, but was unsuccessful. In December 1843, the rebels told Duarte to return since they had to act quickly because they were afraid the Haitians had learned of their insurrection plans. When Duarte had not returned by February (because of illness), the rebels decided to take action anyways with the leadership of Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Ramón Mella, and by Pedro Santana, a wealthy cattle-rancher from El Seibo who commanded a private army of peons who worked on his estates.

How long does it take to travel by plane from Ohio to the Dominican Republic?

Denver, CO (DEN) to Santo Domingo (SDQ) Shortest Flight Duration * 8 hours 10 mins * Via Miami International Apt, Miami (MIA) * this includes transfer time at Miami International Apt, Miami (MIA)

What do teens do after school in the Dominican Republic?

Same thing you do parties, sports, homework, housework cook, clean, eat, drink, sleep!!!! all they do is change the name so more people come to the university instaed of a college.

What does Dominican Republic mean?

The dominican republic get it name from the Dominican fathers who during the colonial time watch over the native(taino) from spanish maltreatment. also the name Dominica mean lord, this is the best i could answer. Rebuplica Dominicana (Dominican Republic) really means republic of the lord