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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Ministry of Environment and Natural Ministry of Public Administration The Dominican Republic has approximately
Resources Mexico esq Av. Leopoldo Navarro, sixty-three university level educational
Av. Tiradentes, Edif. La Cumbre, Piso No. 10 Government Office Building Juan Pablo institutions; six to seven of them may be
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Duarte, classified as world-class higher learning
floor 12.
Tel: (809) 567-4300 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic institutions. Advance and specialized technical
Fax: (809) 683-4774 Tel: (809) 682-3298 training and applied research academic
Website: http://www.medioambiente.gov.do Website: http://www.seap.gob.do activities are conducted in several institutions.
Also, many U.S. and some European academic
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Public Health and Social Care institutions maintain linkages.
Av. México No. 45 Av. San Cristóbal esq. Tiradentes
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel: (809) 541-3121 INFRASTRUCTURE
Tel: (809) 687-5131 Fax: (809) 542-0055, 544-4337 TRANSPORTATION
Fax: (809) 688-6561 Website: http://www.sespas.gov.do The Dominican Republic has more maritime
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Public Works and and flying connections than any other
Caribbean Location, as well as one of the
Av. Independencia No 752, al lado del Communications most competitive transportation costs. With
Hotel Santo Domingo Av. San Cristóbal Esq. Tiradentes 12 seaports, 8 of these ports have access to the
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel: (809) 565-2811 Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea guaranteeing
Tel: (809) 535-6280 Fax: (809) 562-3382 access to the market and distribution channels.
Fax: (809) 532-0600 Website: http://www.seopc.gov.do The country has an excellent highway system
Website: http://www.serex.gov.do that connects with all major provinces, the three
Ministry of Sports and Recreation major interstate highways are: Duarte Freeway,
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Av. Ortega y Gasset esq. John F. Kennedy, Sanchez Freeway, and Las Americas Freeway.
Technology Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte Cargo rail operations are provided by one state
Av. Máximo Gómez No. 31, esq Pedro Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic owned operator and several private operators.
Henriquez Ureña Tel: (809) 565-3325 The total length of the line is 757 km, 375 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Fax: (809) 563-6588 being the standard 1.435-m gauge.
Tel: (809) 731-1100 Website: http://www.sedefir.gov.do
Fax: (809) 535-4694 TELECOMMUNICATION
Website: http://www.seescyt.gov.do Ministry of Tourism Excellent infrastructure in telecommunications
Email: info@seescyt.gov.do México esq. 30 de Marzo, Edif. D, and multi-lingual human resources make the
Oficinas Gubernamentales, 2do. Piso country an ideal location for call centers and
Ministry of Industry and Trade Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Av. México esq. Leopoldo Navarro, Tel: (809) 221-4660 data entry operations. The telecommunications
infrastructure is the most advanced in the
Edif. Oficinas Gubernamentales Juan Fax: (809) 682-3806 Caribbean and Latin America and one of the best
Pablo Duarte, Piso 7 Website: http://www.dominicana.com.do in the world, operated by major international
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic companies (Codetel, France Telecom,
Tel: (809) 685-5171 Ministry of Women Tricom and Centennial) offering national and
Fax: (809) 686-1973 Av. México esq. Dr. Delgado, international advanced telecommunications
Website: http://www.seic.gov.do Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales systems for business, satellite connections and
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Ministry of Interior and Police Tel: (809) 685-3755 wireless capability (On-site GSM cells), mobile
Av. México esq. Leopoldo Navarro, Fax: (809) 686-0911 communication services, networks for data,
Edif. Oficinas Gubernamentales Juan Website: http://www.mujer.gob.do products and services.
Pablo Duarte, Piso 13
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Ministry of Youth CONTACTS
Tel: (809) 686-6251 Av. Jiménez Moya No. 71 esq.Desiderio Banco Central de la República Dominicana
Fax: (809) 221-8324 Arias Street, Sector La Julia, Av. Pedro Henríquez Ureña esq.
Leopoldo Navarro
Website: http://www.seip.gov.do Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tel: (809) 689-3834
Ministry of Labour Fax: (809) 686-8620 Tel: (809) 221-9111
C/ Jiménez Moya No. 9, Centro de los Héroes Website: http://www.juventud.gob.do Fax: (809) 687-8087
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Website: http://www.bancentral.gov.do
Tel: (809) 535-4404 E-mail: info@bancentral.gov.do
Fax: (809) 635-4590 EDUCATION Bolsa de Valores de Santo Domingo, Inc.
Website: http://www.set.gov.do The Dominican Republic has outstanding (BVSD)
national and international schools with rigorous
Ministry of the Presidency curriculum and high academic standards. Calle José Brea Peña # 14, Building BVRD
National Palace of Presidency Although most schools offer their courses in 2nd Floor, Evaristo Morales
Mexico Esq. Av. Doctor Delgado Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
National District, Dominican Republic Spanish, classes are conducted in different Tel: (809) 567-6694/96
Tel: (809) 695-8033 languages such as English, ESL, French and Fax: (809) 567-6697
Website: http://www.sep.gob.do others. Public primary and secondary schools Website: http://www.bolsard.com
are free. E-mail: info@bolsard.com

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