DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BRIEF
Official Name: Dominican Republic
Area: 48, 072 sq. km. (18, 696 sq. mi.)
Capital: Santo Domingo (pop. 2.25,million)
Population (2007 UN estimate) 9.8 million
Currency : Dominican Peso
Terrain: Mountainous
Climate: Marine Tropical
Airport: Las Americas International Airport
Maria Montez International Airport
La Romana International Airport
Gregorio Luperon International Airport
Herrera International Airport
Source: CRNM Information Unit 2008
MAP
Source: Yahoo Maps (2008)
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HEAD OF STATE & HEAD OF GOVERNMENT:
H. E. Dr. Leonel Fernández Renya
(President)
H. E. Dr. Rafael F. Alberquerque
(Vice-President)
Government
Type:
Representative democracy
Independence: 27th February 1844
Branches:
Executive--President (head of state and head of government), Vice-President (head of
government), cabinet.
Legislative--bicameral Congress (Senate and House of Representative).
Judicial—Supreme Court of Justice
Administrative
Subdivisions: 31 provinces and the National District of Santo Domingo
Political
Parties:
Dominican Liberation Party (PLP), Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRP), Social Christian
Reformist Party (PRSC), and several minor parties.
International Treaties and Trade Agreements
TRADE AGREEMENTS IN FORCE
MULTILATERAL
World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements
CUSTOMS UNIONS
-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
CARICOM – Dominican Republic
Central America – Dominican Republic
Central America– United States (DR-CAFTA)
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PARTIAL PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
Panama - Dominican Republic
BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
CARICOM – Costa Rica
Source: http://www.sice.oas.org/agreements_e.asp
RNM CONTACT - DOMINICA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Trade Negotiations
Avenue Independence, No. 752
Estrancia San Geronimo
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Tel:
809-535-6280
809-532-0600
Fax:
809-532-0600
Email: foreigntrade1@cwdom.dm
foreigntrade@cwdom.dm
URL: http://www.serex.gov.do
Important Links
GOVERNMENT PORTAL:
http://www.sigob.gob.do
LINKS TO GOVERNMENT:
Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism – http://www.GoDominicanRepublic.com
Congreso Nacional [National Congress] - http://www.congreso.gov.do/
Senado [Senate] - http://www.senado.gov.do/
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE) [National Office of Statistics] - http://www.one.gov.do
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Secretaría de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas [State Secretariat of the Armed Forces] http://www.secffaa.mil.do
Secretaría de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores [State Secretariat of External Relations] http://www.serex.gov.do
Dirección General de Impuestos Internos [General Directorate of Internal Revenue] http://www.dgii.gov.do
Administración General de Bienes Nacionales [General Administration of National Assets] http://www.bn.gov.do
Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Comercio [State Secretariat of Industry and Commerce] http://www.seic.gov.do
Secretaría de Estado de Trabajo [State Secretariat of Labour] - http://www.set.gov.do
Secretaría de Estado de Turismo [State Secretariat of Tourism] - http://www.dominicana.com.do
Oficina de la Defensa Civil [Office of Civil Defence] - http://www.defensacivil.gov.do
Oficina para la Promoción a la Inversión Extranjera (OPI) [Office for the Promotion of Foreign
Investment] - http://www.dr-opin.com
Centro Dominicano de Promoción de Exportaciones (CEDOPEX) [Dominican Centre for Promotion
of Exports] - http://www.cedopex.gov.do
Instituto Dominicano de Tecnología (INDOTEC) - http://www.indotec.gov.do
Comisión de Reforma de la Empresa Pública (CREP) [Commission for Reform of the Public
Enterprises] - http://www.crepdom.gov.do
Banco Central de la República Dominicana [Central Bank of the Dominican Republic] http://www.bancentral.gov.do
Suprema Corte de Justicia [Supreme Court of Justice] - http://www.suprema.gov.do
LINKS TO PRIVATE SECTOR:
Dominica Chamber of Commerce – http://www.worldcreolemusicfestival.dm
American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic – http://www.amcham.org.do
European Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic –
http://www.ecox.8m.com/federacion
Ross University (Portsmouth Campus) – http://www.rossmed.edu.dm
WTOTRADE POLICY REVIEW:
Dominican Republic:
• Secretariat report
• Government report
Media Institutions
Dominican Sun – http://www.newsdominica.com/thesun.cfm
DR Sol – http://www.drsol.info
DR 1 – http://www.dr1.com
DR Sol – http://www.drsol.info
Pymes Dominicanas http://www.pymesdominicanas.com
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