The flag of the Dominican Republic was established by father Juan Pablo Duarte, and accepted in 1844. Dominican Republic Flag has focused with a white cross that spreads to the edges and gulfs the flag into four rectangles. The color blue is for authorization, red for the blood of conquerors, and white for deliverance. A minor coat of arms respites at the center of the flag.
The Dominican Republic coat of arms comprises of a shield in divided colors of the flag, with a laurel branch to the left and a palm leaf to the right. Flag of Dominican Republic has the blue band above the shield shows the national motto: God, Fatherland, Liberty. In the midpoint of the shield, flanked by six spikes, is a Bible with a small excellent cross above it. Popular belief claims that the pages are unlocked to the Gospel of John 8:32, which reads, the truth shall make you free.
As labeled by Article 21 of the Dominican Constitution, the flag landscapes a concentrated white cross that spreads to the edges and divides the flag into four frames; the upper ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the lower ones are red (hoist side) and blue. The national coat of arms, presenting a shield with the flag design and reinforced by a bay laurel branch (leftward) and a palm frond (right), is at the center of the cross.
The flag of the Dominican Republic epitomizes the Dominican Republic and, composed with the coat of arms and the national anthem, has the rank of national symbol. The blue on the flag depicts for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood. The civil banner maintains the same design, but without the keeping in the center. The flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte.
Lying in the South American continent Dominican Republic is an Island country that lies in the South America with approximately 1.08 crores inhabitants. It inhabits the eastern five-eighths of the island, sharing the nation of Haiti, and two Caribbean islands along with Saint Martin by two sovereign states. With the population density of 225.94/km² the Dominican Republic territory spreads across 48,671 km².
The Dominican Republic is a representative democracy. Here, the President functions as both the head of the government and head of the multi-party system. The official language of Spanish and the currency is Dominican Peso. Dominican Republic comprises of two letters Dominican Republic code i.e. DO and its three letters Dominican Republic code is DOM and in digits it is 214. The calling code is +1-809, +1-829, +1-849 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Dominican Republic is UTC -4 hours.
Being a democratic republic, Dominican Republic comprises a total of 31 independent federal states that are also called as provinces.
| Country | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Official Languages | Spanish |
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Currency | Dominican peso $ (DOP) |
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| Barbados | Barbados Flag |
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| Canada | Canada Flag |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica Flag |
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| Dominica | Dominica Flag |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Flag |
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| Grenada | Grenada Flag |
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| Haiti | Haiti Flag |
| Honduras | Honduras Flag |
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| United States of America | USA Flag |
| CET | UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| CEST | UTC-04:00 |
| Internet TLD | DO |
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| Three-letter country code | DOM |
| Three-digit country code | 214 |
| Calling code | +1809 |