The Dominican Republic:
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western siteof the island is occupied from the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with an area of 48,442 square kilometres.
Has an estimated population of 9 million people, and in the capital Santo Domingo,located in the center of the South Coast, with more than 3 million.
Economy:
The Dominican Republic has the second largest economy in Central America and the Caribbean with one of the highest incomes in developing countries with a GDP per capita of $ 9,208, according to the terms of the PPA, which is relatively high in Latin America.
DR depends mainly on natural resources and government services. Although the service sector has recently overtaken agriculture as the main employer (mainly due to growth in tourism and Free Trade Zones), agriculture remains the largest sector in terms of domestic consumption and is in second place behind mining, in terms of export earnings. The service sector in generalhas grown in recent years, such as construction.
Currency:
The national currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso gold or weight. Its symbol is RD $. The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic according to the Dominican Constitution controls the currency and everything related to it, and sets the rate of convertibility of the Dominican peso with respect to foreign currencies.
National holidays:
Date |
Name Castilian |
Local Name |
Notes |
1 de enero |
New Year |
No working. |
|
6 de enero |
Día de Reyes |
Movible. |
|
21 de enero |
Virgen de la Altagracia |
No laborable. Santo patrón católico. |
|
Natalicio de Juan Pablo Duarte |
Día de Juan Pablo Duarte |
Movible. |
|
27 de febrero |
Independencia Nacional |
No laborable. Día nacional |
|
Fecha variable |
Semana Santa |
No Laborable en sector de Educación y en otros sectores es Laborable, excepto el Viernes Santo. Fiesta católica. |
|
1 de mayo |
Día del Trabajo |
Movible. |
|
Fecha variable |
Jueves de Corpus |
No laborable. Fiesta católica. Un jueves en el mes de mayo o junio (60 días después del Domingo de Pascua). |
|
16 de agosto |
Día de la Restauración |
No laborable. |
|
24 de septiembre |
Virgen de las Mercedes |
No laborable. Fiesta católica. |
|
6 de noviembre |
Día de la Constitución |
Movible. |
|
24 de diciembre |
Nochebuena |
Laborable hasta el mediodía. |
|
25 de diciembre |
Día de Navidad |
No laborable. Nacimiento de Jesucristo. |
|
31 de diciembre |
Fin de año |
Laborable hasta el mediodía. |
