Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country situated in La Española Island, sharing the island with Haiti. La Española is the second bigger island in the Archipelago of the Antilles; it is located on the western side of Puerto Rico and the eastern side of Cuba and Jamaica. Dominican Republic has the first capital of the new world (America) founded in 1496, where is located the colonial zone, (considered by UNESCO as Patrimony of the Humanity), It is a city full of history and memories about the first habitant of the island.
Dominican Republic is a country where you can get more than sun and beautiful beaches, such as the culture, history, diversity of landscape, mountain and beautiful flora. Our island has charmed to many people, open to the world, with its natural beauty, history, options of investment and the facility to make business, as well as the warmth of the Dominican people invites to the foreigner people to visit us and to enjoy of our charming island full of opportunities.
General Information of the Dominican Republic
Capital |
Santo Domingo |
Language |
Spanish |
Climate |
Tropical |
Surface area |
48,442 km2 |
Division |
32 provincias y la capital es Santo Domingo |
Population |
9.183.984 |
Government |
Democratic |
Currency |
Dominican Pesos |
Products |
Sugar cane, coffee, cacao, tabacco; Precious Stone: ámbar, larimar. |
Incomes |
Factory, tourism and remittances of money from Dominican people outside the country |
Exportation products |
Factory, gold, silver, , ferronickel, sugar, coffee, cacao, dark tobacco, cigars, rum, beers, coconut, banana and beef. |
Main products of importations |
Petroleum and derivatives, mineral coal, nutritional products, wheat, machines and equipment, vehicles, wood, medicinal and pharmaceutical products and , raw materials for industry and agriculture |
Average temperature |
between 23.3° C and 32° C |
Voltage: |
110 V / 60 Hz |
Time zone |
GMT/UTC -5 |
Airports |
Las Américas, Herrera, Puerto Plata, La Romana, Punta Cana, Santiago, Samana and Barahona |
Communication center |
More than 200 radio station, 6 local television and cable system with more tan 50 channels from USA, Europe and Latin America |
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