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30 January 2025

To own or to rent? The Dominican Republic only owns the property of seven embassies and two consulates located abroad. Most of the better embassies were acquired decades ago.

Carlos Osi Perez writes in N Digital that the average monthly rental for the country’s 43 leased consulates is US$6,443, while the 43 leased embassies average payments of US$4,856 per month.

The key properties for embassies and/or official residences are in Washington, D.C, USA, Madrid, Spain and Bogotá, Colombia. The DR also owns the consulates in strategic locations including Cap Haitien in Haiti and Miami, Florida, USA.

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