Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Dominican Republic We advise caution when travelling to Dominican Republic. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Dominican Republic shares a land border with Haiti. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.9.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Dominican Republic. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Dominican Republic.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Dominican Republic.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Dominican Republic from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to crime. Country Summary: Violent crime, including armed robbery, homicide and sexual assault is a concern throughout the Dominican Republic. The development of a professional tourist police corps, institution of a 911 system in many parts of the country, ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Undvik alla resor till gränsområdet mot Haiti.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Source: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/dominican-republic
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Dominican Republic. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 3.0 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Dominican Republic to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 3.4 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Dominican Republic to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Dominican Republic to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Dominican Republic to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Dominican Republic with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Dominican Republic to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Dominican Republic changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Dominican Republic with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Dominican Republic with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Dominican Republic with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Dominican Republic with a rating of 2.0.
Dominican Republic with its capital Santo Domingo is a country in North America (Caribbean), slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire (48,730 km²). The country is located Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti. The climate can be described as tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall. The landscape is rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed. With a population of about 9.51 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Population | about 9.51 million |
| Size | 48.730 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire |
| Common languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Peso (short: DOP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 110V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1800/1900 |
| International phone prefix | +1-809 and +1-82 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .do |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | DO |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | DOM |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 214 |
These are problems Dominican Republic is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Dominican Republic. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Dominican Republic.
Export products
Import products
Dominican Republic is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Dominican Republic.
Visiting the country Dominican Republic is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Dominican Republic.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Dominican Republic. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic has a size of 48,730 km² or 18,815 mi² which is slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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