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
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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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In conclusion, there are many differences between Dominican Republic and Albania, but at the end they have important similarities which connect them more. Most of the differences noticed are in history and in their customs, but they share the same values. We are all so different from each other, coming from different backgrounds and cultures, but that makes the world, a beautiful place which does not rely on standardizing everyone, but rather, on appreciating the things that makes everyone unique.
All through the book, the Dominican Republic culture is shown. It is shown in the names of all the characters, the words they use, and the places described. Julia Alvarez writes about the little house they own and the distance it is from the main road. She describes the mountainous drives they take on several occasions. You feel as if you are with the characters as Alvarez describes every situation she is. There are many spanish words that are used in the book to describe people, places, trees, foods, and so much more. By reading this book, you get a deepend perception of the Dominican Republic and their specific culture.
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For this map project, the country of research is the Dominican Republic located in both the northern and western hemispheres in the Caribbean. The country is located on the east section of the island of Hispaniola, with the country of Haiti on the west section. The island of the Hispaniola is the second largest island of the West Indies and it is 29,418 square miles in total. The Dominican Republic's shores are dominated by the Caribbean Sea to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, but its nation capital Santo Domingo is located on the southern portion of the island. The also has close surrounding neighbors which are Cuba and Puerto Rico. The main reason why the country is in my interest of research is because it’s my place of
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With the adopting of a free market, Chile has reduced the government’s role in the economy, and many businesses run by the government were sold to private sectors. However, the government continues dialog with the private sectors through The Council on International Economic Relations; this council is made up of representatives from the private sector and the organizations involved in the creation of trade policy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is primarily involved in the creation of trade policy, but it also includes other organizations such as the Ministries of Finance, Economy, and Agriculture. The main objective of the Council on International Economic Relations is to facilitate trade and increase exports.
In the “Allegory of a Cave”, Plato describes the scene of an individual who is chained with other people. This individual is released from their “reality” to face the truth, and when this individual faces this truth, a great pain is sensed from their former reality being shattered by this new-found knowledge. Through the understanding of this new knowledge, this individual gains reason, and decides to attempt to share this new reason and knowledge with the others. But this individual must face the consequences of their choice; whether to accept rejection and hatred from the others or live in isolation with themselves with their own new-found knowledge and reason. I do agree with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave that sharing knowledge with others
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After the death of Travon and Brown, Alicia Garza started to organize a campaign in Oklahoma, rallies started to come out from some cities of the country. The community of Ferguson became united and revolting against the law enforcement, this is an social order that became status because all the people in the Ferguson Community were unified they all felt the same way when they heard the verdict of officer Darren Wilson and because they feel that the government was not been fair with the verdict that the issue was high rank against the lower class and that their rights were not been force. The reason that they started to organize was to build power between the black communities they wanted to stop violence against black people, they also wanted to support for the people that were feeling scare of the situation so they wanted to create a network were the people wouldn’t feel powerless and make them feel that they can have power to face the problems that are going on in their communities and make choices for their communities. People wanted for their communities to end the state violence against the black people. They felt that if they didn’t speak out they will become oppressed and they will face more violence against them. Causes: The issues is that police are over using their power against the lower class. Police officers are racial profiling people of color, law is being racism and not being equal also there’s have being police brutality. Demands: They are demanding