
Miroly 
Birthday
April 24, 2017
Age
Age: 6
Gender
Girl
Miroly is 6 years old and lives in Dominican Republic.
Miroly lives with her mother and father. Miroly's mother is Not Employed. Miroly's father is Not Employed. Miroly has 1 sibling living in the household. Miroly helps with the following duties at home: No Household Duties - Too Young. Miroly's favourite activities and interests include: Art or Drawing and Dolls. Activities that Miroly enjoys through the church are: Sunday School/Church. Miroly attends school. She is in the equivalent of preschool. Miroly's favourite subject is Art. Her performance in school is Average. Miroly's family lives in the area of Savica Barahona in Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. It has a tropical climate, but moist, year-round trade winds keep temperatures between 72° and 83°Fahrenheit.
Almost 90 percent Dominicans live in rural areas where unemployment is high and malnutrition widespread. A family's diet consists mainly of rice, beans, and fish. Spanish is the official language, and Catholicism is the state religion.
In 1492, Columbus discovered Hispaniola, and the island became the center of Spanish rule in the West Indies. Soon, the indigenous people were wiped out, and slaves were brought from Africa to populate the island. The descendants of those slaves form most of the population today. For three centuries Hispaniola was governed by Spain, then by France. In 1804, the island won independence as the republic of Haiti. Forty years later, the eastern two-thirds of the island revolted and formed the Dominican Republic. Except for a brief period of annexation to Spain, the Dominican Republic has been independent ever since.
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