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Dominican Republic international travel guide in 2024

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Dominican Republic is part of North America with main city at Santo Domingo. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 23.13 ยฐC in Dominican Republic with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 51.56 mm. Tipping is expected in Dominican Republic since staff depend on tips to supplement their often minimum wages. Internet speed in Dominican Republic is on average 2.8 Mbps. In Dominican Republic you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 10M people. The main currency is Dominican Peso. The languages spoken are Spanish. Automatic teller machines are common in Dominican Republic. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Developing ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~23.13 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~51.56 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 10M people

Dominican Republic Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
We've reviewed our advice for the Dominican Republic. We've lowered the travel advice level. We now advise you exercise a high degree of caution due to high levels of violent crime. We now advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in the Dominican Republic due to high levels of violent crime.
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Dominican Republic Weather

๐ŸŒค๏ธ Temperature

๐ŸŒง Rainfall

Dominican Republic Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Dominican Republic uses 120V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type A, Type B and Type C.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Spanish

Money in Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Dominican Republic uses the Dominican peso (symbol: $), code DOP.Banknotes come in denominations of 2000, 1000, 500, 200, 100 and 50 pesos. Peso is subdivided into 100 centavos. Coins come in denominations of 25, 10, 5 and 1 pesos.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Dominican Republic. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ Tipping

Expected to tip Tipping is expected in Dominican Republic since staff depend on tips to supplement their often minimum wages. Receipts might sometimes include a service charge.

Calling in Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Dominican Republic is on average 2.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Dominican Republic is low. It is not as easy to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 878.23 DOP, which includes 2 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Altice, Claro or Viva. Dominican Republic uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Dominican Republic upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Dominican Republic, dial +, then 1 809 (the country code for Dominican Republic), then the area code (without the initial 1) and the local number. For local calls within Dominican Republic, start with the area code (with the initial 1). In the case above area code is 809 .

Driving in Dominican Republic

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Road rules

In Dominican Republic you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 60 km/h (37 mph) in all built-up areas, 80 km/h (49 mph) on undivided highways, 80-100 km/h (49-62 mph) on motorways and 80-100 km/h (49-62 mph) on expressways.

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

Universal
999
Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire department
999

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Dominican Republic travel details

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