Dominican Republic
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Current time in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic, in North America.
| Capital | Santo Domingo |
| Continent | North America |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | Dominican Peso (DOP) |
| Calling code | ++1-809 and 1-829 |
| Internet domain | .do |
| Area | 48,730 km² (18,815 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Haiti |
Travelling to the Dominican Republic
| Emergency numbers | 911 — police, ambulance and fire |
| Plugs and sockets | Type A, Type B |
| Mains electricity | 110 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.