Flag Dominican Republic

Flag Dominican Republic 1500*900mm Flag Stock Code: domrel
			stock status	$16.50 Prices include  GST

Flag Dominican Republic 900*600mm Flag Stock Code: domrem
			stock status	$15.95 Prices include  GST

Handwaver Dominican Republic 450x300 Flag Stock Code: domrehw01
		Pack 01 Pack 03 Pack 12	stock status	$11.55 Prices include  GST

Desk Flag Dominican Republic 150x100 Flag Stock Code: domredf01
		Pack 01 Pack 03 Pack 12	stock status	$5.61 Prices include  GST

Patch Dominican Republic 90x60mm Flag Stock Code: domrep1
			stock status	$5.50 Prices include  GST

Sticker Dominican Republic 124x82mm Flag Stock Code: domred1
			stock status	$2.77 Prices include  GST

Dominican Republic Description & General Information

	Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin BALAGUER became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. The Dominican economy has had one of the fastest growth rates in the hemisphere over the past decade.
	a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon
	Santo Domingo
	representative democracy