People work at an export cigar factory in Villa Gonzalez, Santiago province, Dominican Republic, on Feb. 19, 2015. Tobacco is the main agro-export product in Dominican Republic and the province of Santiago leads its production in the country. The export earnings of tobacco represent the 7.5 percent of the total Dominican exports, and the products of tobacco involve the 8.5 percent of tax revenues from taxes goods. The production line of tobacco generates 110,000 direct jobs and sustains some 350,000 people, according to the Dominican Republic's Tobacco Institute. (Xinhua/Onelio Dominguez)