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Cuba/Dominican Republic/Haiti/Jamaica/Puerto Rico research organizer Name of country____________Dominican Republic___________________ When was your country founded?_________ 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) _______________ When was slavery outlawed in your country?______________________________ Current leader of your country’s government?__________________________ US state closest in geographical size to your country__________ 48,670 sq km _____________ slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire ________ Highest point_________________ Pico Duarte 3,175 m ____________________ Current population______________ 10,088,598 _________________________ Most important three exports__________ ferronickel, sugar, gold _________________________ GDP/Capita last year_______________ $9,300 (2011 est.) ______________________________________ GDP/Capita in year 2000_______________ $9,000 (2010 est.) _________________________ Revenue from tourism in most recent year___________________________________ Most important industries (in order)__________ tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco ___________________________________ Richest person in country___________________________________________ Most recent war, civil war, or revolution__________________________________________ Name of most popular newspaper___________________________________________ Most popular sports team ______Baseball is by far the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic._________________________________ Most popular food__________________ "La Bandera" _________________________________ Average yearly temperature______________25 °C (77 °F_ ) ____________________________ Literacy rate_______________ 87% ___________________ Life expectancy at birth____________ 77.44 years _________________________ Median age__________________________________ Gini Index____________________________________ Government Budget for most recent year__________ $9.496 billion (2011 est.) _____________________________ Government deficit___________ -2.6% of GDP (2011 est.) ________________________________ Total public debt_________________ 36.4% of GDP (2011 est.) _____________________________ Unemployment rate_____________ 13.3% (2011 est.) ______________________________ Electricity consumption per capita_______ 12.87 billion kWh (2008 est.) ____________________ Oil consumption per capita_____________ 0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.) _______________________ HIV/AIDS adult prevalency rate___________ 0.9% (2009 est.) __________________________ Infant mortality rate __________ 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births _______________________________ Most popular writer from last 60 years______________________________________ Most popular singer/musician from last 50 years______ Mr. Dominican , Heavy Papi , Noztra, Don Miguelo, Mike El Beta, Santo Nova, O.G. Black ___________________________ Current most popular musician_ [|El Secreto], [|Doble T y Croke] , [|Vakero] ___________________ Biggest environmental concerns____________________________________________ Cell phones per capita in use____________ 8.893 million (2010) ____________________________________ Airports with paved runways___________ total: 16 ____________________________ % of GDP spent on military_______________ 0.7% of GDP (2009) ___________________________ What makes this country unique? 1. First Catholic Church of the New World ( El Castillo near Puerto Plata)2. First University of The Americas ( UASD) located in Santo Domingo.3. First house of C. Columbus (El Castillo near Puerto Plata)4. Highest point of the Caribbean ( Pico Duarte 3.300m)5. Lowest point of the Caribbean ( Lago Enriquillo - 34m)6. The flag with the bible on it (unique in the world)7. The unique mating place for the humpback whales (Samana bay)8. The only island with a desert. Significant ethnic or religious groups: Mixed 73%, European 16%, African origin 11%