Country (long form) |
Commonwealth of Dominica |
Capital |
Roseau |
Total Area |
291.12 sq mi 754.00 sq km (slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC) |
Population |
70,786 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
81,961 |
Languages |
English (official), French patois |
Literacy |
94.0% total, 94.0% male, 94% female (1970 est.) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% |
Life Expectancy |
70.74 male, 76.61 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth |
Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$4,000 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes |
Agriculture |
bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited |
Arable Land |
9% |
Natural Resources |
timber, hydropower, arable land |
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