Map of Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic 2005

North America

According to ehistorylib, in 2005, the population of Dominican Republic was estimated to be around 8.7 million people. The majority of the population was of mixed heritage, with a significant minority of African descent and other ethnicities. The economy was largely dependent on tourism and foreign investment, with services, remittances and agriculture also playing important roles. Foreign relations were generally positive due to Dominican Republic’s commitment to democracy and its efforts to join the Organization of American States (OAS). Politically, Dominican Republic was a presidential republic with President Leonel Fernández at the helm. Fernández had been elected in 2004 after a period of political stability under his predecessor Hipólito Mejía. Fernández’s government focused on improving infrastructure within the country as well as strengthening ties with other Latin American countries. His policies were generally well received by most citizens although there were some concerns about public spending cuts and tax increases during his tenure.

Yearbook 2005

Dominican Republic 2005

Dominican Republic. A murder committed by two Haitians in May in the small town of Hatillo Palma de Montecristi triggered violent riots with racist overtones and eventually a diplomatic crisis with neighboring Haiti. Slum inhabited by Haitians caught fire and at least three Haitians were killed, while the army deported nearly 4,000 of the illegal immigrants from poor and overpopulated Haiti, which is estimated to amount to about 1 million people. The Haitians are cheap labor in the agricultural sector in the Dominican Republic and are often subjected to racist violence. The Dominican Republic government agreed to stop the mass deportations, but resumed them in August after new riots, which led to Haiti calling in protest its diplomatic representative.

According to countryaah, Santo Domingo is the capital and one of the major cities within the country of Dominican Republic. President Leonel Fernández’s 2004 election promise to improve the notoriously substandard electricity supply in the country has partly borne fruit in the context of a $ 350 million program, which includes aimed at guaranteeing at least 70% of the electricity demand during the first phase.

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Map of Dominican Republic Santo Domingo

159 people died in a fire in the Higüey prison in the eastern Dominican Republic on March 7. The fire was triggered after an internal gang settlement and is the worst prison disaster ever in the Dominican Republic, where prisons are overcrowded and prison riots are common.

Climate

The north coast has a tropical climate with high humidity; even in winter, temperatures never drop below about 16 ° C. The air temperature there is on average 28 ° C. The water temperatures are in the north (Atlantic) at 24 to 29 ° C and in the south (Caribbean) at 26 to 31 ° C.

It is drier in the south. Many regions in the southwest are in the rain shadow of the Cordillera Central. The temperatures on the coast are comparable to those in the north, but in the north it is a little cooler in winter.

It’s cooler in the mountains. In the Cordillera Central, temperatures below freezing point are also possible in winter, for example in the city of Constanza, which is 1,200 meters above sea level.

The Dominican Republic is within the reach of tropical cyclones (hurricanes).