Get to know the Dominican Republic

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 There are lots of interesting things people don’t know about the DR. The Dominican Republic wasn’t actually independent until 1844, before then, the island was ruled by Haiti. Haiti resides on the other half of the island. The Dominican Republic almost has the same population as Georgia. It is sitting at 9 million people, Georgia has almost 11 million. Santa Domingo in the DR is the largest city, over 2 million people reside there. In 1966, the DR returned to democracy. The first president to start changing things into a democratic nation was Silvestre Antonio Guzman. He released more than 200 political prisoners and he eased what the media would censor or block. In 2005, the DR congress approved a free trade agreement with the US and Central American Nations. They didn’t join the accord until March of 2007. The DR sits at a whopping 800 miles of coastline and 200+ beaches. It is great for trade, swimming, vacations, etc. Tourism is the Dominican Republic’s largest industry. 6.1 million people visit the DR each year. They also have the largest economy in the Caribbean. Fun Fact, it is illegal to kiss in public in the DR! Now, will you be visiting? 










Eblin, Jennifer. “Historical Facts About the Dominican Republic.” Travel Tips - USA Today, 15 Jan. 2019, traveltips.usatoday.com/historical-dominican-republic-21524.html.

BBC News. “Dominican Republic Profile - Timeline.” BBC News, 16 May 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19343656.


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  1. Dylan D'AmatoApril 4, 2021 at 3:02 PM

    The post has good grammar and spelling. The post did not go into much of the earlier history of the island which is important to know more about the culture of the islands people. This post fell under the word count minimum by roughly 100 words. The text should have been made into smaller chunks and the photos should have been integrated into the text.

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  2. Kaylah KingApril 6, 2021 at 11:53 AM

    I like how you put in the perspective of how big the populations size of the DR was by relating it to Georgia. I also like the little fun fact that you put at the end of the post it was interesting. I did wish you went a little more into detail about the DR and the picture could have been a little more integrated with the text.

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