Capital: Santo Domingo
Population: 8.840.000
Area: 48.511 km2
Time zone: Atlantic (UTC-4[4])
Official languages: Spanish and in the tourist areas speak English and other European languages
Religion: The 95% of the population is Catholic
Currency: Peso dominicano (DOP)
To call  to Dominican republic: from Europe 001 809  - from US and Canada 1 809
Telephone services: In this state only trial-band mobile/cellular phone.
Electricity: Typical american tap of 110-120. We advise to bring an adapter.
Airports: The most important of island is the Las Americas Airport (Capital Santo Domingo), the others ara in the principal tourist areas, Puero Plata, La Romana, Punta Cana, Punta Cana Santiago, Barahona e Samaná.

Embassy
Canada: Consulate 30 Maximo Gomez
Santo Domingo Telephone    (809)  685-1136
France: Consulate 353 George Washington
Santo Domingo Telephone     (809)  689-2161
Greate: Britain: Consulate 552 Abraham Lincoln
Santo Domingo Telephone     (809)  540-3132
Germany: Consulate Lope de Vega & Rafael Augusto Sanchez
Santo Domingo Telephone     (809)  565-8811
Spain: Consulate  1205 Independencia
Santo Domingo Telephone     (809)  535-1615
USA: Consulate Cesar Nicolas Person
Santo Domingo Telephone     (809)  221-2171 (809)  686-7396