DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC-Danny

   Main facts Capital-Santo Domingo Official Language- Spanish Size-18.816 mi squared Location- Caribbean islands Monetary system- Peso Average Weather-Hot and humid Main Export/Crops-Avocado, bananas, coffee beans, mangoes, rice sugar cane, and tobacco.
 * DOMINICAN REPUBLIC **

Customs Dominican Republic has many customs and very different holidays than most Americans celebrate. One of them is the Three Kings day celebrated on January 6 and it is celebrated by giving presents to all the children. This holiday takes the place of Christmas, so people over there has there “Christmas" on January 6th instead of December 25th. The Dominicans are also surrounded by water, so fishing is there main source of meat. They usually eat fish and rice with beans. They have cattle and eat beef, steak, and other food like Americans tend to, but not as often. 



Education- Schooling is mandatory from pre-k to eight-grade. Public school is usually free, but buying all the school supplies and uniform is necessary. English is usually their second language.

Economy- the Dominican economy basically relies on the sales of there vegetables and fruits and other exports to make money. They use their monetary system with the peso. It is generally about 27 cents here In the United States Social- Many players from Dominican Republic play baseball in the united states such as Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, and more. Baseball isn’t the only sport they play, but most people do play. Similarities- Baseball is a big sport, Big on fishing, huge beaches with tons of people, and eats a lot of meat and eggs. Differences- School intuition pay is different, Peso is worth less than a dollar, Dominican Republic catch warm water fish and United States catches mixture of cold and warm, and they have different water sources. Bran-Shute, Gary. "Dominican Republic." __World Book__. 2003 ed. 2003. Bran-Shute, Gary. "Dominican Republic." __World Book__. 2003 ed. 2003. "Education - Dominican Republic." __Encyclopedia of the Nations - Information about countries of the world, United Nations, and World Leaders__. 28 Jan. 2009 . Haverstock, Nathan A. __Dominican Republic in Pictures__. Minneapolis, MN: learner publications company, 1988   Painter, Rebekah. __Dominican Republic__. New York: New York, 2007.

Similarities Dominican Republic has many similarities to the us. They both love to fish. They both enjoy baseball. They both have Huge beaches. Differences They Don’t have monetary system the same, Dominican republic peso is worth 27 cents here, and they have different sports.

