DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
| Independent republic occupying the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. Member of Asociacion Latinamericana de Integracion (ALADI). | |
| POPULATION | 8,721,594 (July 2002 estimate). |
| CAPITAL | Santo Domingo. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT | Rio Haina, Santo Domingo. |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Spanish. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic: 115v. 60 cycle single phase AC (220v. for power appliances). Industrial: 230v. and 440v. 60 cycles 3 phase AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Dominican peso (DOP) = 100 centavos. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 29.0385 DOP = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 5 hours behind GMT (6 hours behind BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 1 809. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1, 6, 21, 26 Jan; 27 Feb; 1 May; 16 Aug; 24 Sept; 6 Nov; 25 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter; Corpus Christi. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 139 Inverness Terrace, London W2 6JF. Tel: 020 7727 6285, 020 7727 6214 (consular section), fax: 020 7727 3693, e-mail: general@embajadadom-london.demon.co.uk - website: www.serex.gov.do |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Edificio Corominas Pepin, Ave 27
de Fabrero No. 233, Santo Domingo. Tel: 00 1 809 472 7111, fax: 00 1 809 472 7574, e-mail:
brit.emb.sadom@codetel.net.do Honorary Vice Consul (Commercial): St. George School, Abraham Lincoln 552, (PO Box 818) Santo Domingo. Tel: 00 1 809 562 5262/5010/5141. |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic (Cámera de Comercio Británica en la República Dominicana), Edificio Santanita 1, Avenida San Martin 253, Suite 203, Santo Domingo. Tel: 00 1 809 616 2335, fax: 00 1 809 616 2336, e-mail: britcham@tricom.net |