| Country name |
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica
conventional short form: Dominica |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Roseau
geographic coordinates: 15 18 N, 61 24 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes) |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Internet country code | .dm |
| Ports and terminals | Portsmouth, Roseau |
| Agriculture products | bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited |
| Industries | soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes |
| Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coordinates | 15 25 N, 61 20 W |
| Continent | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area |
total: 754 sq km
land: 754 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 148 km |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall |
| Terrain | rugged mountains of volcanic origin |
| Natural resources | timber, hydropower, arable land |
| Natural hazards | flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months |
| Population | 68,910 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | black, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), other 6%, none 2% |
| Languages | English (official), French patois |
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