About Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is located on Hispaniola Island, the second largest island of the Caribbean. With impressive beauty and great variety, it is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and has palm beaches and tropical nature plus mountains reaching up to 3175 metres.

Christopher Columbus described this lush land as "a beautiful island paradise with high forested mountains and large river valleys". This is a destination like no other - a sensual feast of dazzling landscapes, exotic cuisine, and a remarkable variety of arts and entertainment options.

Capital: Santo Domingo
Climate: Maritime semitropical, with an average yearly temperature of 80 degrees centigrade
Currency: Dominican peso (£1 = 68.44 DOM. PESO)
Government type: Representative
Democracy Language: Spanish Phone
Population: 8,950,034 (as of July, 2005)

Reasons to invest

Please click here for the main reasons to invest in the Dominican Republic.