Dominican Republic

## **Basic Info**

Population (as of 2037): 20,500,000

GDP (as of 2037): $98,586,210,933

2036 revenues: $20.973 b

2036 expenditures: $21.993 b

Public Debt: $42.483 b

Area: 48,442 km2

Ethnic Groups: 73% Mixed, 16% White, 11% Black

## **Government**

Next Election: May 5, 2040

**Majority Governing Party:**

Communist Party [Far Left] - Elian Rodríguez

**Opposition:**

Dominican Liberation Party [Center-Left] - Abel Martínez Durán

Dominican Revolutionary Party [Center] - (Leaderless)

Social Christian Reformist Party [Right] - Ramón Rogelio Genao Durán

## **Education**

Current Budget: ~$3 billion/year (plus $1 billion/year in new construction costs)

The new education reform calls for the construction of Education City on the outskirts of Santo Domingo on the lands of a former airbase, some farms and failed development projects. A total of 1,500 schools, each containing 1,500 students, will be built to house a total of 2.2 million students in grades 1-12. A part of the deal was to give the existing schools to the Catholic church to expand their schools to 1.1 million students. In return for this, the Catholic schools provide free preschool for kids ages 3-5 across the country, of which one year is mandatory. A remaining 1.1 million students will attend other private schools or receive homeschooling.

Since new construction is being paid for outside the budget, the money that was previously earmarked for new construction was used to double teachers' salaries to $10,000/year, meeting the teachers' demands and ensuring positions are filled.

Phase I of the project (costing $500 million/year) was completed by the end of 2035. A total of 600 schools were built for all of the students in the capitol, Santo Domingo.

Phase II of the project (costing $1 billion/year) will be completed by the end of 2044. Another 900 schools will be built for students from the rest of the country. An additional 500,000 dorm units will be built to house these students. An investment in infrastructure is expected to allow students to go home for the weekends.

Foreign countries have promised the following numbers of teachers:

USA: 5,000 English Teachers, 5,000 Born-Again Christian English Teachers, 5,000 ASL teachers

-Every student will have an American teacher

-73% of students will know English with an American dialect (1,000 locals will also teach American English)

Australia: 1,000 English Teachers

-7% of students will know English with an Australian dialect

Germany: 1,000 German Teachers

-7% of students will know German

Netherlands: 750 Dutch Teachers, 100 French Teachers, 10 Luxembourgian Teachers

-5% of students will know Dutch

-A small number, though notable, number of students will know Luxembourgian

France: 500 French Teachers

-7% of students will know French (500 locals will teach a cajun French, 100 Belgians will teach French)

Israel: 500 Hebrew Teachers

-3% of students will know Hebrew

Thailand: 500 Thai Teachers

-3% of students will know Thai

Japan: 4 Japanese Teachers

-A small number, though notable, number of students will know Japanese

Hong Kong: 3 Cantonese Teachers

-A small number, though notable, number of students will know Cantonese

Nauru: 2 Nauru Teachers

--A small number, though notable, number of students will know Nauru

100 Cubans will also be brought in to teach a small, though notable, number of students Russian

Education of each student requires attending at least 1 and up to 3 years of preschool at a local Catholic school followed by 4 schools of 3 years each at the central Education City. The final schools all have a specialization to prepare students for their careers or to further their education. 20% of high schools are agricultural, 15% are science, 15% are engineering, 10% are language, 10% are healthcare, 10% are business, 5% are education, 5% are computers, 5% arts, and 5% are military.

[With 5% of schools set to be military academies, 10,000 well trained troops will be produced each year. Half of these will enter immediate service in the army while the other half will go to a two or four year school to train for a position in the air force or navy or as an officer. After a planned military reorganization, this will produce a 12,000 man active duty army, 4,000 man navy and 4,000 man air force as well as the same amounts in a reserve force.] - Planned

**Status of Project**

1,100 schools completed by end of 2040

## **Economy**

Population (as of 2037): 20,500,000

GDP (as of 2037): $98,586,210,933

GDP Per Capita: $4809

Labor Force: 10,250,000

Unemployment Rate: 10.7% (1,100,000 unemployed)

Exports: Precious metals, agricultural products, textiles, cigars, alcohol, simple electronics, medical instruments, plastic articles, and cosmetics

Imports: Foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

With the expansion to the international airport and seaport outside of Santo Domingo, the city gains the capacity to be the hub of the Caribbean for both passengers and cargo on both sea and air.

Tourism is the major growing contributor to the Dominican economy.

As of 2036, major infrastructure investments by the government are suppressing the unemployment rate by about 2%.

## **Military**

Current Budget: ~$600 million/year

Dominican Republic & United Kingdom Joint Helicopter project -> MTH-1

(https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/761033)

20 produced per year out of 25 capacity

### **Air Force**

**Current Assets:**

-5,000 personnel

-10 Helipad stations & helicopter hangars (located in Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, Barahona, Cabo Rojo, Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata, Samana, San Juan de la Maguana, Santiago de los Caballeros and Constanza)

-3 Bases (Located in Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, and Punta Cana)

**Planes**

-8 Brazilian EMB314's (Light Attack Prop Plane)

-1 U.S. Turbo Commander (Transport Prop Plane)

-2 Spanish CASA C-212's (Transport Prop Plane)

-1 Italian Tecnam MMA (Surveillance Prop Plane)

-4 Chilean T-35 (Training Prop Plane)

**Helicopters**

-25 Domestic MTH-1 (Transport Helicopter)

### **Navy**

**Current Assets:**

-4,000 personnel

-1 Base (Located in Las Calderas)

-1 300m x 60m dry dock, 1 200m x 40m dry dock, several smaller dry docks

**Submersible Division**

-2 Swedish Gotland Class Submarines

**Patrol Division**

-1 U.S. USCG 180' Class Seagoing Buoy Tender Cutter

-2 U.S. USCG 133' White Class Coastal Buoy Tenders

**Coast Guard Division**

-3 U.S. Swiftships 110' Class Patrol Boat

**Salvage and Rescue Unit**

-3 Dutch Damen Stan Patrol 1500 Class Patrol Boat

**Interceptor Boat Division**

-39 U.S. 32' Defender B-Class

-15 U.S. 45' Response Boat - Medium

**Auxiliary Vessels Division**

-1 U.S. Ocean Tug ATR 165´Class

-2 D.R. Damen Stan Tug 2608 Class

-1 U.S. Dredger

-1 U.S. Oil Fuel Barge

-1 U.S. Landing Craft Utility LCU-1600 Class

-1 U.S. Floating Dock

### **Army**

**Current Assets:**

-20,000 active duty

-25,000 other personnel

**Armor**

-8 U.S. V-150 Commando 4x4 AFV

-20 French Panhard AML-90 90mm,4x4 ARVs

-25 U.S. M3 Half Track APC

### **National Police**

**Current** **Assets:**

-25,000 personnel

-5 Domestic MTH-1 (Transport Helicopter)

-1 U.S. Cessna 172 Skyhawk (Utility Prop Plane)

## **Posts**

### **By Dominican Republic**

**2040**

[Event] 2039 Rail Project Progress (Pt. 5)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/782978

[Event] 2040 Budget Released With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/782965

**2039**

[News] Presidente Announces Increased Sales & Corporate Taxes To Pay For Clean Water Across The Country

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/778626

[News] Presidente Rodríguez Proud To Announce Caribbean's First Ski Hill

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/766730

[Event] 2039 Rail Project Progress (Pt. 4)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/766658

[News] Presidente Rodríguez Releases The 2039 Budget

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/766655

**2038**

[News] Elian Rodríguez Announces Sale & Scrapping Of Aging Fleets

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/761173

[Event] Government & Everton Conduct New Mine Explorations

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/761106

[Diplomacy] For Sale To NATO/US Aligned Countries: New Naval Ready Transport Helicopter

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/761033

[Diplomacy] Presidente Rodríguez Requests Purchase Of New Coast Guard From USA

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/753350

[News] Presidente Rodríguez Announces New Military Base Expansion Specifics

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/753348

[Event] 2038 Dominican Republic Rail Project Progress (Pt. 3)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/750835

[Event] 2038 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/750828

**2037**

[News] Elian Rodríguez Proud Of Quiet Year After Communist Transition

https://voat.co/v/modernpowers/comments/748757

[Meta] Accurate Portrayal Of Us

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/744553

[Event] 2037 Rail Project Progress (Pt. 2)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/740041

[News] 2037 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/740035

**2036**

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Would Like To Open An Embassy In Beijing

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/729975

[News] Elian Rodríguez Releases Evidence Implicating Presidente & Her Party FAKED Her Suicide Attempt

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/729535

[Event] The 2036 Presidential Election of the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/729085

[Event] The 2036 Dominican Republic Presidential Campaign

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/727822

[Meta] I Guess I'm, Like, A Helper Now Soooo, Let Me Know If You Need Help... I Guess

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/727343

[Event] Rail Project Set To Break Ground In July

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/727070

[Event] 2036 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/721647

**2035**

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Would Like To Send A Temporary Diplomatic Envoy To Guinea And The Ivory Coast

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/718846

[News] Dominican Republic Armed Forces Put On High Alert, Naval Vessels Readied

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/718830

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Seeks To Secure Funding For It's Rail Projects From The UK

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/716650

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Calls An Emergency Session At The UN Over The African Crisis

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/716567

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Is Requesting Bilingual Teachers From Any Willing Nations After Germany Reneges

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/710051

[News] Education City Nears Phase I End, New Rail Project Announced

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/710004

[News] 2035 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/707854

**2034**

[News] Protests Lose Steam With Presidente Villanueva's Suicide Attempt

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/705164

[Covert Ops] Dominican Republic Military Strikes Haitian Gang HQ in Port-Au-Prince

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/705157

[Covert-Ops] Presidente Villanueva's Faked Suicide Attempt

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/703374

[Event] Dominican Republic & United Kingdom Utility Helicopter Development

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/698367

[Event] Information Leaks That Presidente Villanueva Has Attempted Suicide

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/694806

[News] Presidente's Office Announces Amnesty For Remaining 12,000 Haitians

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/694786

[Event] 2034 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/692980

[Diplomacy] Dominican Republic's Illegal Immigrants Flock To Suriname

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/690297

**2033**

[News] Police Give Poor Dominican Family A Not So Merry Christmas

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/690290

[Event] Haitian Gang Attacks Police Station

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/690221

[Event] Haitian Deportation Program - Nov/Dec Edition

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/688276

[News] Another Poor Haitian Killed After Refusing To Be Deported

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/688267

[Event] Haitian Deportation Program - Sept/Oct Edition

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/686525

[Event] Haitian Deportation Program Pt. 4

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/682205

[News] Haitian Gang Sinks D.R. Navy Speedboat, Kill 5 Sailors

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/682155

[Event] Haitian Deportation Program Pt. 3

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/679022

[News] Haitian Killed By D.R. Police After Refusing To Cooperate With Deportation

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/678986

[Event] Deportation of Illegal Haitian Immigrants Begins (part 2)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/677579

[Event] Deportation of Illegal Haitian Immigrants Begins

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/675283

[News] 2033 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/675214

**2032**

[Diplomacy] Presidente Villanueva Asks The United States For Shipments Of Nonlethal Weapons And Other Police Equipment

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/670975

[News] Presidente Villanueva Announces Haitian Deportation Program

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/669519

[Diplomacy] Dominican Republic To Purchase 2 Gotland Class Subs From Sweden

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/667610

[Event/Roleplay] The Presidential Election of the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/665605

[Event] The 2032 Dominican Republic Presidential Campaign

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/665480

[Event] 2032 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/modernpowers/comments/661246

**2031**

[News] No Evidence Found To Corroborate Assumption Foreign Donors Influenced Last Election

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/658858

[News] Presidente Villanueva Suggests Haitians Voluntarily Leave And Promises To Crack Down On Criminal Activity

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/658827

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Allocated $25m To Build A New Embassy In Mexico City

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/653173

[News] 2031 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/646305

**2030**

[News] Presidente Villanueva Calls On The U.S. To Take Action On Puerto Rico

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/641921

[News] Dominican Republic Navy Expecting to Build Two New Dry Docks Next Year

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/637858

[News] New University Plans Announced

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/633702

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Sends A Diplomat to London To Discuss Potentially Designing A New Helicopter

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/633126

[News] Santo Domingo International Airport Remodel To Be Completed Ahead Of Schedule, At End Of Year

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/632916

[News] School Construction Program Running Behind Schedule

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/631948

[Event] 2030 Budget Released For the Dominican Republic With Updated GDP Figures

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/630672

**2029**

[News] Presidente Villanueva Announces Faulty Aircraft Purchase Was Fault Of Previous Administration

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/628090

[Event] How Many Bell OH-58 Helicopters Crash In The Dominican Republic This Year

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/624757

[News] Presidente Villanueva Announces Full Plans For Education Reform

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/622336

[News] Dominican Republic Announces Budget For 2029

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/617605

**2028**

[Diplomacy] First University In The Americas Requesting Partnerships With Foreign Universities

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/611973

[News] Dominican Republic Sells Chunk of Nation Park to Hong Kong for Development

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/608304

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Is Requesting Bilingual Teachers From Any Willing Nations

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/608260

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Sends A Representative To The Holy See

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/605274

[Roleplay/Event] The New President of the Dominican Republic is Elected

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/603023

[Event] Dominican Republic Presidential Campaigns' Successes and Flounders

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/600978

[News] Dominican Republic Presidential Nominees Announced

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/598484

**2027**

[News] After a Marathon Emergency Meeting, President Danilo Medina Announces Budget Reforms

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/591275

[Event] Protests Planned in Santo Domingo

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/590518

[Event] Dominican GDP & Pop. Growth (2015-2027)

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/588875

[Diplomacy] Dominican Republic has sent a diplomat to Colombia

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/586052

[News] President Danilo Medina Suffered From Minor Stroke

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/583474

[News] El Presidente Peanut Announces The Creation Of A Network of Helipads and Helicopter Storage Facilities Across The Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/583017

[Diplomacy] The Dominican Republic Requests American Assistance For The War On Drugs

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/581479

[Claim]Dominican Republic

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/581263

### **Relating to Dominican Republic**

**2037**

[Event] UNSC Meeting April 2037

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/741422

**2036**

[Diplomacy] UNSC council meeting July 2036

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/729773

**2034**

[News] UNSC Vote comes to a close!

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/691886

**2032**

[Diplomacy] Finland Announces...

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/665649

**2031**

[Diplomacy] Swedish Government looks for prospective buyers of Gotland Class Submarines

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/655025

**2030**

[Diplomacy] Hong Kong details plans for Federation of United Commerce Kings acts, shows them to members of the United Micro Nations

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/642097

**2029**

[Event] 2029 Microstate Olympics

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/628759

[Diplomacy] Greenland requests that the UMN vote to mandate 50% of participating countries be powered by green power.

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/614456

**2028**

[Diplomacy] Greenland calls for all nations in the UMN to adopt green power.

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/600703

**2027**

[Diplomacy] Hong Kong proposes United Micro-Nations to small nations.

https://voat.co/v/ModernPowers/comments/593247