Palmchat (bird); national colors: red, white, blue.
Title | "Himno Nacional" (National Anthem) |
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Lyric/music | Emilio PRUD'HOMME/Jose REYES |
Date of Independence | 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 27 February (1844) |
Legal system | civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system |
International law organization participation | accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
Constitution | |
History | Many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 13 June 2015 |
Amendments | Proposed by a special session of the National Congress called the National Revisory Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority approval by at least one half of those present in both houses of the Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as fundamental rights and guarantees, territorial composition, nationality, or the procedures for constitutional reform, also requires approval in a referendum |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of the Dominican Republic |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 2 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) |
Head of government | President Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) |
Cabinet | Cabinet nominated by the president |
Elections/appointments | president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a maximum of two consecutive terms); election last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028) |
Election results | 2024: Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona reelected president; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 57.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 28.8%, Abel MARTÍNEZ (PLD) 10.4%, other 3.3% 2020: Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona elected president in first round; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 52.5%, Gonzalo CASTILLO Terrero (PLD) 37.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 8.9%, other 1.1% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of: Senate or Senado (32 seats; 26 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 6 members indirectly elected based upon province-wide party plurality votes for its candidates to the Chamber of Deputies; all members serve 4-year terms; note - in 2019, the Central Election Commission changed the electoral system for seats in 26 constituencies to simple majority vote but retained indirect election for the remaining 6 constituencies; previously, all 32 members were indirectly elected; the change had been challenged by the ruling and opposition parties) House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (190 seats; 178 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method, 5 members in a nationwide constituency, and 7 diaspora members directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) |
Elections | Senate - last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028) House of Representatives - last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028) |
Election results | Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRM 24, FP 3, APD 1, PPG 1, PRI 1, PRL 1, PRSC 1; composition - men NA, women NA, percentage women NA% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRM 142, FP 28, PLD 13, PRSC 2, other 5; composition - men NA, women NA, percentage women NA%; total National Congress percent of women NA% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); note - the Constitutional Court was established in 2010 by constitutional amendment |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary comprised of the president, the leaders of both chambers of congress, the president of the Supreme Court, and a non-governing party congressional representative; Supreme Court judges appointed for 7-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 9-year terms |
Subordinate courts | Courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace; special courts for juvenile, labor, and land cases; Contentious Administrative Court for cases filed against the government |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Sonia GUZMÁN DE HERNÁNDEZ (since 18 January 2021) |
Chancery | 1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 332-6280 |
FAX | [1] (202) 265-8057 |
Email address and website | [email protected] http://drembassyusa.org/ |
Consulate(s) general | Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angelos, Miami, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Patricia AGUILERA (since 1 October 2023) |
Embassy | Av. Republica de Colombia #57, Santo Domingo |
Mailing address | 3470 Santo Domingo Place, Washington DC 20521-3470 |
Telephone | (809) 567-7775 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://do.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 1 (cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Colonial City of Santo Domingo |
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