Is Dominican Republic a good place to live?

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Jose J

Hi..........
Dominican Republic, is a very nice place to live, iam sure they will love it,
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Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
People

Population: 7,998,766 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 35% (male 1,435,698; female 1,382,377)
15-64 years: 60% (male 2,452,310; female 2,379,991)
65 years and over: 5% (male 165,602; female 182,788) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.63% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 26.42 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 5.73 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

National capital: Santo Domingo

Administrative divisions:
29 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia) and 1 district* (distrito);
Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabón, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elías Piña, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristobal, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde.

Independence: 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)

National holiday: Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

Constitution: 28 November 1966

Legal system: based on French civil codes

Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age.
Note: members of the armed forces and police cannot vote

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.dominicanrepublic.com

from what i heard the dominican republic is just poverty we had people from my church go down there in poor neighborhoods and there was mothers begging them to take there kids because they couldnt take care of them ..but im sure if u r living in a nicer neighborhood it will be okay..i also heard it is very beautiful

jazzpaging

I live in the DR and have NEVER had a problem. I dress well and walk the streets sometimes in the wee hours. Sure you have your hustlers here just like anywhere else but there are very few crimes against the body of expats by Dominicans.
Theft happens often here but not crimes against the body.

I consider it very safe.

Happy Feet

Hi, Alfredo!
First I have to tell you that the Dominican Republic is fine to live! I´m from Belgium and live here now for 13 years and I´m very happy I did this move in my life!. I have businesses here
and I don´t complain! Life is better here than in the US or Europe. If your folk´s need help I will gladly help them! I´m also a tour operator here at the north coast (the best) so just let me know if you or they need something or just info.
Bye Bye

UPSETMAMA

Well I lived there for 13 years but that was 12 years ago now my parents live there and even though it is a gourgeous Island to live at it is true it is getting dangerous to live there lately but like my parents say all you gotta do is to not trust everybody even if they look very nice cause people over there are very friendly so just trust your instincts and do not make enemies and most important don't let anybody know how much money they really have Good Luck!!!

Richard K

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lanena

well from what u told me i dont think that they would move to a bad neighborhood.I mean just like to us they have bad ones, but they also have very nice ones.Beautiful ones.I would consider them moving there, and yes it is very expensive to live here.

dont know, haven't lived there.. I do know that TRINIDAD is a beautiful place to live.. so tourists, if ur ever thinkin of relocatin.. TRINI IS D PLACE TO BE..

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