| 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 |
71,540 (July 2000 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 |
70.5 male, 76.36 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth |
| Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,400 (1998 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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