General questions aboutDominican Republic
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The climate of the Dominican Republic is warm tropical, so there is a fairly stable temperature throughout the seasons, which is between 25 and 35 ºC. The highest temperatures are reached in summer between the months of July and August, while from November to January they are modified, decreasing to 18 ºC, in high altitude regions, and 24 ºC in the rest of the country.
The Dominican Republic has a population of 10.76 million people according to the last population census. Concentrating its largest amount of population in major cities such as Santo Domingo, Santiago and La Altagracia.
The Government of the Dominican Republic according to its constitution, is carried out in a framework of a representative democracy, with elections that are held every 4 years. The state is made up of the Executive Power, led by the constitutional president Lic. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, A congress made up of two chambers, that of Senators and Deputies.
The economy of the Dominican Republic is the largest and most important in all of Central America and the Caribbean, occupying first place and obtaining regional leadership. The main economic activity is agriculture, followed by services, agribusiness and tourism, with a wide range of hotels located on the beautiful beaches that attract tourists from different parts of the world.
The Dominican Peso (DOP) is the legal tender. Click to see the exchange rate.
It is located in the eastern part of the island Hispaniola, which is located equidistant between Cuba and Puerto Rico, located in the Caribbean region, in the geographic center of the American continent.
Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. Santiago de los Caballeros, the second most important city, La Altagracia Province, the main tourist pole where Punta Cana – Bávaro is located, other important cities are: La Vega, Puerto Plata, La Romana and San Francisco de Macorís.
In the Dominican Republic there are more than 200 beaches, many of which remain unspoiled, lining the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts, and can be found from beaches with brilliant white sand to a handful with black sand stretching out to the southwest.
In the eastern zone, Punta Cana – Bávaro in the La Altagracia Province, La Romana (Bayahíbe and Dominicus) and San Pedro de Macorís. In the North Zone: Puerto Plata, Sosúa, Cabarete, Samaná (Las Terrenas), Jarabacoa and Constanza in La Vega. In the South, the city of Santo Domingo and currently under development Barahona and Pedernales (Bahía de las Águilas).
There are many activities available in Punta Cana. Adventure activities such as: Scuba Diving, Hiking, Zip Lines, Surfing, Fishing, Inland Safari. Entertainment activities: like enjoying live music, the gastronomy of this area, nightlife, shopping, recreational parks, and marinas. In Punta Cana you also have at your disposal some of the best beaches in the world.
In addition, it has medical facilities, with all health care services in modern hospitals. And another great advantage of the area is the Punta Cana International Airport.
The hurricane season in the Atlantic area begins on June 1st and ends on November 30th. In the Dominican Republic, this season corresponds to the summer season and the beginning of autumn. Historically, most hurricanes have occurred in the month of September.