Contents 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Where Is the Dominican Republic The Land The Cibao Valley Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays Music and Dance Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 3 32
Where Is the Dominican Republic Atlantic Ocean Haiti Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Caribbean Sea The Dominican Republic is a small country between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea It covers 18 792 square miles 48 670 square kilometers and shares a border with Haiti Together the two countries cover the island of Hispaniola Puerto Rico another Caribbean island lies to the east of the Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico Did you know Over 500 years ago Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to land on Hispaniola He thought he had landed in Asia Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic faces the Caribbean Sea on the southern coast Bartholomew Columbus the brother of Christopher Columbus helped build this city It is home to the first hospital ever built in the Americas 5
