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Travelling Dominican Republic is (relatively) safe Travelling Dominican Republic is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Dominican Republic shares a land border with Haiti. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.3.
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 2.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to crime. 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, and a concentration of resources in resort areas means these tend ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Var allmänt uppmärksam. Gränsen mot Haiti är otrygg Orkansäsong i juni–november. Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till gränsen 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
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/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 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 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. Travelling Dominican Republic is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Dominican Republic.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for 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.
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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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