Dominican Republic National Flag

The flag of the Dominican Republic was adopted as the national flag on the 6^th of November 1844. The flag features a white cross in the center of the flag creating 4 rectangles. These rectangles are blue and red in colour, with the top left and bottom right rectangles coloured blue and the top right and bottom left red in colour. In the center of the white cross is the Dominican Republic’s coat of arms. The coat of arms is composed of a shield which contains a bible, making it the only national flag in the world with a bible on it. Above the bible is a golden cross as well as multiple crosses and four flags. To the left of the shield is a laurel branch and to the right a palm branch. Below the shield is the country's name “República Dominicana” and above are the words “Dios, Patria, Libertad” which translates to ‘God, Fatherland, Liberty’. The blue featured in the flag is said to represent both liberty and the sky in which God protects the nation. The white cross symbolises the religious legacy of the nation as well as the peace and union of the country. The blood of those who fought for the nation’s independence is represented by the red within the flag.

The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola along with the nation of Haiti. Along the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola is the Atlantic Ocean and to the south the Caribbean Sea. Also, on this southern coast is the capital city of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo. Approximately, 11.4 million people live in the country, which is around 48,442km² in size. A large portion of the population are big fans of baseball with a large number of players of Dominican descent. The official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish and more specifically the Dominican Spanish which is the most spoken out of the many Spanish dialects in the Dominican Republic. Additionally, the Dominican Republic was extremely popular amongst some of the most notorious pirates in history, most notably Blackbeard.

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