Dominica
Position: Caribbean Sea
Position: Caribbean Sea
| International name: | Dominica |
| Local name: | Dominica |
| AREA ................................................ | 754 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 69.278 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 91,9 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Roseau |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | English (official), French patois |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), other 6%, none 2% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 5643 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,554 (70th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Morne Diablatins 1447 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 3 November 1978 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .dm |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +1767 |
Insular country of the Carabis, constituted by the homonym island belonging to the archipelago of the islands Sopravento (Small Antilles), between the Guadalupe and Martinique.
Of volcanic origin, the island is mountainous and fertile: it produces citrus fruit (particularly lemons), bananas, cocoa and spice.
The climate is type tropical, warm-damp.
| Roseau | 27/11/2024 | 06:27 | ( GMT-4 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook