Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
Flag
Motto: "Après Bondie, C’est La Ter" (Antillean
Creole)
"After God is the Earth"
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
Capital
(and largest city)
Roseau
15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.3°N
61.383°W / 15.3; -61.383
Official
languages
English
Demonym
Dominican
Government
Parliamentary republic
-
President
Nicholas Liverpool
-
Prime
Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit
Independence
from the United Kingdom
-
Date
November 3, 1978
Area
-
Total
754 km2 (184th)
290 sq mi
- Water (%)
1.6
Population
-
July
2009 estimate
72,660 (195st)
-
2003 census
71,727
-
Density
105/km2 (95th)
272/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
-
Total
$720 million[1]
-
Per capita
$10,045[1]
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
-
Total
$364 million[1]
-
Per capita
$5,082[1]
HDI (2007)
▲0.798 (medium) (71st)
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone
(UTC–4)
Drives on the
left
Internet TLD
.dm
Calling code
+1-767
1 Rank based on 2005 UN estimate.
Dominica, (French: Dominique) officially the
Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island
nation in the Caribbean Sea. To the north-
northwest lies Guadeloupe, to the southeast
Martinique. Its size is 754 square kilometres
(291 sq mi) and the highest point in the coun-
try is Morne Diablotins, which has an eleva-
tion of 1,447 metres (4,750 ft). The Common-
wealth of Dominica has an estimated popula-
tion of 72,500. The capital is Roseau.
Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature
Isle of the Caribbean" for its seemingly un-
spoiled natural beauty. It is the youngest is-
land in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed
by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced
by the world’s second-largest boiling lake.
The island features lush mountainous rain-
forests, home of many very rare plant, anim-
al, and bird species. There are xeric areas in
some of the western coastal regions, but
heavy rainfall can be expected inland. The
Sisserou parrot, the island’s national bird, is
featured on the national flag. Dominica’s eco-
nomy is heavily dependent on both tourism
and agriculture.
In the next hundred years after C