Dominica

The Dominican Republic, commonly known as Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean Sea, co-located on the Spanish island with Haiti in the west With a land area of ​​48,670 square kilometers, the capital and largest city is Santo Domingo, the official language is Spanish, and the currency is Dominican Peso. According to the statistics of the CIA, the GDP per capita in 2013 (calculated in purchasing power parity) is approximately US$9,700.

National Anthem-'Dominican Republic National Anthem'-Himno nacional de la República Dominicana

'Dominican Republic National Anthem' by Jose Lu The song was composed by Fino Reyes Siankas and the lyrics were written by Dominican lawyer Emilio Prud'Homme. The song first appeared in August 1883 In the 'Hope Nine' national movement on the 17th, the song was called the national anthem. However, the original lyrics were questioned by several Dominican scholars until Prudome submitted a new version of the lyrics in 1897. The current version.

The ratio is 5:8. It is divided into four parts by a white cross, the upper left and lower right are blue background, the upper right and the lower left are red background; the center is the national emblem. White cross It symbolizes the faith of the Dominican people in Christianity. Blue is the color of freedom, and red symbolizes the great sacrifices made by the people on the road to independence.

The national emblem of the Dominican Republic is A coat of arms painted with a national flag pattern. There is a golden cross on it and an opened 'Bible' (the chapter shown is John 8:32 'Truth sets man free'). There is a spear and two national flags on the left and right sides. The outside of the coat of arms is decorated with palms and laurel branches. The blue ribbon book above has the national motto 'God, the motherland, freedom', and the red ribbon book below has the name of the country.