DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INFORMATION
Capital: Santo Domingo
Official language: Spanish
Ethnic groups: 73% Multiracial, 16% White, 11% Black
Demonym : Dominican
Government: Democratic Republic or Representative Democracy
President: Leonel Fernández
Vice President: Rafael Alburquerque
Independence From:
Date from Spain: December 1, 1821
Date From Haiti: February 27, 1844
Date From Spain: August 16, 1865
Area Total: 48,442 km2 (130th)
18,704 sq mi
Population:
– 2009 estimate 10,090,000 (80th)
– 2002 census 8,562,541
– Density 208.2/km2 (57th)
539.4/sq mi
Currency : Peso (DOP) for convert your currency into pesos visit : http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
Time zone: Atlantic (UTC-4) (GMT -4)
Drives on: The right
Calling code: +1-809, +1-829, +1-849
Electric Voltage: 110 – 240 volts
Music: Merengue, Bachata, Perico Ripiao
Main Sports: Basseball (the most important), Boxing, Basketball
HOLIDAYS
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 6 Catholic day of the Epiphany
January 21 Dia de la Altagracia Patroness Day (Catholic).
January 26 Duarte’s Day Founding Father.
February 27 Independence Day National Day.
Variable date Holy Week Working days, except Good Friday
May 1 Labour Day
Last Sunday of May Mother’s Day
Variable date Catholic Corpus Christi A Thursday (60 days after Easter Sunday).
Last sunday of July Father’s Day
August 16 Restoration Day
September 24 Virgen de las Mercedes A Patroness Day (Catholic)
November 6 Constitution Day
December 24 Christmas eve
December 25 Christmas Day
Main Airports
– Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas – Santo Domingo
– Aeropuerto internacional de Punta Cana
– Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón
– Aeropuerto internacional Presidente Juan Bosch, Samaná
– Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao – Santiago de los Caballeros
– Aeropuerto Internacional de La Romana
– Aeropuerto Doméstico de Constanza