Dominica Facts
- Name: Dominica
(long form) Commonwealth of Dominica - Capital City: Roseau (14,847 pop.)
- Dominica Population: 73,286 (2013 est.)
- World Populations (all countries)
- Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
(conversion rates)
One Hundred East Caribbean Dollars - Ethnicity: Black 86.8%, Mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, White 0.8%, others 0.7%
- GDP total: $1.035 billion (2012 est)
- GDP per capita: $14,600 (2012 est)
- Land Sizes
- Language: English (official), French patois
- Largest Cities: (by population) Roseau, Portsmouth, Marigot, Berekua, Mahaut, Saint Joseph, Wesley, Salisbury, Castle Bruce, La Plaine
- Name: Dominica is named after the Italian word for "Sunday", which is "Domenica". This is because Christopher Columbus discovered the island on a Sunday.
- National Day: November 3
- Religion: Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other 1.6%, none 6.1%
- Symbols
Dominica's Information

Land Area | 751 km2 |
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Total Area | 751km2 (#173) |
Population | 73,757 (#200) |
Population Density | 98.21/km2 |
Government Type | Parliamentary Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $812.00 Million |
GDP Per Capita | $11,400 |
Currency | Dollar (XCD) |
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