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Facts

Also Known As Commonwealth of Dominica
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Capital Roseau
Population (2026 est.) 62,100
Head Of State President: Sylvanie Burton
Form Of Government multiparty republic with one legislative house (House of Assembly [321])
Official Language English
Official Religion none
Official Name Commonwealth of Dominica
Total Area (Sq Km) 751
Total Area (Sq Mi) 290
Monetary Unit Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$)
Population Rank (2026) 209
Population Projection 2030 72,200
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 214.1
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 82.7
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 72.3% • Rural: (2024) 27.7%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2010) 72.8 years • Female: (2010) 78.9 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2024) 677
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2024) 10,230
1Includes 21 elective seats, 9 appointees of the president, the speaker (elected from outside of the House of Assembly membership as of the 2005 elections), and the attorney general serving ex officio.

Photos

Dominica
Map of Dominica showing its political boundaries, major cities, and towns such as Roseau, Portsmouth, Marigot, and Castle Bruce. The map labels the surrounding Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and includes a small inset locator map showing Dominica's position in the eastern Caribbean.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park: Boiling Lake
Map of the Caribbean region highlighting the location of Dominica, with surrounding countries labeled, including Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana. The capital city, Roseau, is marked on Dominica.
Map of Dominica highlighting its physical features, including major mountains such as Mount Diablotins and Mount Trois Pitons, rivers, national parks, and coastal points like Cape Capucin and Scotts Head. The map shows surrounding bodies of water-the Caribbean Sea to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east-with an inset locator map indicating Dominica's position in the eastern Caribbean.
Lush green mountains surround the Valley of Desolation in Dominica, with white steam rising from active fumaroles in the rocky valley floor.
A tropical rainforest in the Roseau River valley, Dominica.
Roseau: Roman Catholic cathedral
Colorful buildings with red, green, and blue roofs line the waterfront of Roseau, Dominica, with parked vehicles and a cruise ship visible near the harbor, mountains in the background.
Antique map of Dominica from the 1902 Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing the island's topography with shaded relief, labeled parishes, towns, rivers, and coastal features, and marked with latitude and longitude lines around the border.
National anthem of Dominica
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