Dominican Republic operates on Atlantic Standard Time (AST), which is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-4). Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time, so the time remains consistent throughout the year.
All of Dominican Republic follows the same timezone. The capital Santo Domingo, along with Punta Cana, Santiago, Puerto Plata, and La Romana, all observe Atlantic Standard Time. Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.
Dominican Republic is the birthplace of merengue music and is home to the oldest cathedral, university, and monastery in the Americas, all located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone. The country is also the largest producer of organic bananas in the world and has produced more Major League Baseball players than any country outside the United States.