Commonwealth of Dominica


Dominica Facts and Interesting Truths

ALSO KNOWN AS The Nature Isle of the Caribbean

MOTTO

Aprés Bondieu C’est La tere (After God the Earth)

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour

DATE OF INDEPENDENCE

November 3rd 1978 (from the United Kingdom)

HEAD OF STATE

President: His Excellency, the Honourable Charles Savarin

POPULATION

71,293 (as at 2011)

GDP

Total USD 1.002 billion | Per capita USD 14,166

LOCATION

15˚ 20’ N 61˚ 22’ W Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique

CAPITAL

Roseau

TIME ZONE

GMT-4 (No daylight savings)

TOTAL AREA

751 km2 (290 sq mi)

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS 0-14: 22.3%, 15-64: 67.3%, 65+: 10.4%

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

English (vernacular languages: Antillean Creole and French Patois)

LITERACY RATE

97,8 %

RELIGION

Roman Catholic, Methodist, Anglican, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, and other religions

GOVERNMENT TYPE

Unitary parliamentary republic

CURRENCY

East Caribbean Dollar (XCB) pegged to USD

EXCHANGE RATE

1 USD = XCD 2.7169 ( 2014 )

LEGAL SYSTEM

Based on English Common Law

MAIN INDUSTRIES

Tourism, agriculture and light manufacturing. Main exports: bananas, citrus fruits, plantains, coconuts and tropical fruits. Manufactured products: soaps, paints and varnishes. Production: water

MAIN AIRPORT

Douglas-Charles Airport (formerly known as Melville Hall)

CLIMATE

Humid tropical marine, little seasonal variation between the wet and dry season; high rainfall during the wet season.

DRIVES ON THE

Left

CALLING CODE +1 767

INTERNET TLD

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Dominica Facts
Dominica Facts: Interesting Facts about Dominica Island or Nature Isle of the Caribbean