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Country Overview The Dominican Republic (DR) is part of the Caribbean, an island south of the United States. It is attached to the east side of Haiti. The island is known as Hispaniola. The country is mainly mountainous and has many beaches along the coast line which attract a lot of tourists. The climate is tropical and temperatures average 73-90 Fahrenheit. The Dominican Republic is about 18696 square miles, is divided into 26 provinces and has a population of nearly 10.2 million people. The capitol is Santo Domingo, on the southern coast. Spanish settlers set place in the Dominican, and as a result, the main language is Spanish and Christianity is the most practiced religion (Dominican Republic web.). Dominicans use the Dominican …show more content…

The Dominican has four main types of coffee beans, Cibao, Bani, Ocoa and Barahona, which all offer different levels of strength and richness of coffee (Coffee Review). One of the main suppliers of Dominican coffee is the Dominican Republic Café Santo Domingo, which imports through the Dominicana Sierra Group based out of Canada (Trade Key).
Many of the larger industries exist in the larger cities such as Santo Domingo, Puta Cana, La Venga, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís. The bigger cities also have a big tourist market.
Lastly, the Dominican Republic has a huge market in ferronickel and gold-mining. Mining brings in millions of dollars to the Dominicans Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as they opened up mining areas to foreign investors (U.S. Library of Congress). The largest mining industry had been controlled by two Canadian companies, however when Danilo Medina, the President, was elected, he took over the mining and created a state-owned company called Pueblo Viejo in 2009.
Government & Political Environment The Dominican Republic has a representative democracy system of government, like the United States where the citizens vote to representatives who represent their interests. The President is the head of the state, the head of the government, and it is a multi-party system. The president is currently Danilo …show more content…

Although many Dominicans in business speak English, most of them don’t and it shows respect to come prepared, and is the rolling stone to beginning a good relationship.

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