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Article: National Day of the Dominican Republic.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- February 27, 2005
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THE Dominican Republic, a country in the West Indies which makes up the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, celebrates its National Day today.
The economy of the Dominican Republic is traditionally agriculture-based with 18 percent of the workforce still employed in farming and livestock-raising. The principal cash crops, such as rice, sugarcane, bananas, coffee, cocoa, and tobacco, are raised in large plantations. Today, the service sector employs 57 percent of the working population. The country also has an important mining sector.
The country has a thriving and viable manufacturing industry; its primary output is refined sugar, whose ...