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Dominican Republic travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Dominican Republic: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 110V, emergency 911, currency DOP.

📷 Santo Domingo · Jjc09 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-07

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about outdoor activities and adventure tourism (‘Safety and security’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSanto Domingo
CurrencyDOP
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+1849
Emergency numbers911
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage110 V
Driving sideRight
Population11M
Type AType B

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Caballero1967 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/scubabix/ · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
NASA · Public domain · Commons
Scmjht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Treeman · Public domain · Commons
Danu Widjajanto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Jean-Marc Astesana from Voisins le Bretonneux, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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