Dominican Republic News

Since the Cap Cana Golf Tournament this weekend is in the Dominican Republic, we thought here at Spanish Immersion Online to give you some information on the country.

clipped from topics.nytimes.com Official Name: Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo (Current local time) Government Type: Democratic republic Chief of State: Leonel Fernandez, president Population: 9.37 million Area: 18,704 square miles, about the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined Languages: Spanish Literacy: Total Population: [87%] Male: [87%]; Female: [87%] GDP Per Capita: $8,400 Year of Independence: 1844 Web site: Presidencia.gob.do (In Spanish) Santo Domingo Journal A Subway: Just What’s Needed. Or Is It? By MARC LACEY The new subway in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is still under construction, but it has already become a hot topic of conversation. September 3, 2007WorldNews Dominican Republic Gives Tournament Ultimatum By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The president of the Dominican Republic’s baseball league said the nation would pull out of next year’s World Baseball Classic if it was not chosen as a site. March 5, 2008