Dominica Facts

Dominica's Information

Land Area	751 km²
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)

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)
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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%
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