Term Papers on The Dominican Republic

Term Paper Title	The Dominican Republic
# of Words	718
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.87

The Dominican Republic

        Mike Bengs
        So. St.  B3
        Jan. 7th , 1997

The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispanola located in the
Caribbean Sea.  It takes up about 2/3 of the island which it shares with Haiti.
Dominican Republic's total area is 48,734 square kilometers.  The Dominican
Republic Jas a tropical maritime climate.  The temperatures are moderated though
by the ocean currents and year-round trade winds.  The average temperature is
around 720F and 800F, it hardly ever drops below 600F and it also hardly ever
riser above 900F.  It isn't uncommon though to get frost in the higher
elevations.  Dominican Republic's rainy season is between May and November
rainfall is the heaviest in the north and east of the country.  Although
agriculture is the most important resource in the Dominican Republic it has many
mineral resources.  Some of these resources are nickel being the leading export
as well as bauxite, gold, and rock salt.

The population of the Dominican Republic is around 7.8 million.  Close to 40% of
that population is under the age of 16.  More and more Dominicans are migrating
to the cities for a better chance at life.  This has greatly effected the rural
population by shrinking it steadily.  About half of the total population is
located between Santiago de los Caballeros and San Pedro de Macoris. Another
1/3 of the population is located in the capitol city of Santo Domingo and
between the cities of La Romana and San Cristobal.  The annual growth rate is
estimated to be at 1.71% for the next couple of years until the year 2000.
Mulattos form the largest ethnic group in the Dominican Republic being roughly
73% of the population.  The next largest group is 16% Caucasian and 11% Black.
The life expectancy from birth is for males 65 years and for females 69 years.
Out of 100,000 live births 61.4% of the babies die.

The start religion for the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholicism.  Over 90% of
the population is Catholic.  Free public education is offered through the high
school level and attendance is mandatory through the 6th grade.  A lot of the
Dominicans don't finish school for various reasons.  Although 3/4 of the
residents start school only about 1/3 finish.  Some of the urban families send
their children to pri...

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