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b.The Dominican Republic is planning on creating a subway system through the middle of the capital Santo Domingo. This would help the people of Dominican Republic because they can travel faster to different parts of the county rather then taking cars and increasing the amount carbon emissions. The storm is having a major impact on the people in this region because many people across the Caribbean have lost their homes. It is estimated that 67,000 Dominicans are now homeless due to the storm. 13. • The CO2 Emissions per Capita in the Dominican Republic is 2.5 while it is 19.8 in the US. •The number of vehicles per 1,000 people in the Dominican Republic is 47 while it is 774 in the US. • The percentage of the population using adequate sanitation in rural areas in the DR is 64% while it is 100% in the US. •The percent of underweight children (<5) in the DR is 5% and it is 1% in the US.
 * 1) The Taino were the native people of the Dominican Republic who greeted Columbus.
 * 2) The capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, became the capital of the New World a couple years after Chrisropher Colombus founded it in 1492.
 * 3) After Christopher Colombus discovered the country in 1492, the island remained under Spanish control until 1697 when the western third of the island became a French possession. Then In 1809 the eastern side of the island returned to Spanish rule.
 * 4) On February 27, 1844, the eastern side of the island declared independence and gave their land the name "Dominican Republic."
 * 5) Mixed - 73%, white - 16%, black - 11%.
 * 6) The infant mortality rate currently in Dominican Republic is 27.94 deaths out of 1,000 live births every year.
 * 7) Spanish is the official language spoken in the Dominican Republic.
 * 8) The adult literacy rate for people over age 15 is 87%.
 * 9) Some of the main exports of the Dominican Republic are ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, and consumer goods.
 * 10) GNI - US$2,460
 * 11) 2.5% of the population lives on less than $1 a day and 11% of the population lives on less than 2$ a day.
 * 12) a. Tropical Storm Noel is creating devastating effects in the Dominican Republic and is already the worst storm of the year for the region. The death toll from the storm rose to 143 across the Caribbean on Saturday. On Wednesday, President Leonel Fernandez asked multinational financial institutions to lend the country $200 million to rebuild torn roads, collapsed bridges and a ravaged electrical network. Many countries are sending AID to the Dominican Republic, including the US, which is sending around $600,000 worth of emergency supplies including blankets, tents and clean drinking water to the area



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