Commonwealth of Dominica |
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Motto: "Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter"[1](Dominican Creole French) "Post Deum terra est" (Latin) "After God is the earth" |
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour |
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Capital and largest city | Roseau 15°18′N61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W / 15.300; -61.383 |
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Official languages | English |
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Vernacular languages | Dominican Creole French |
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Ethnic groups | |
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Religion | 94.4% Christianity 3% Folk religion 2.1% Other 0.5% None[3] |
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Demonym(s) | Dominican (pronounced /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkən/) |
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Government | Unitarydominant-partyparliamentaryrepublic |
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| Charles Savarin |
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| Roosevelt Skerrit |
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| Joseph Isaac |
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Legislature | House of Assembly of Dominica |
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| 1 March 1967 |
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| 3 November 1978 |
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• Total | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) (174th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.6 |
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• 2018 estimate | 71,625[4][5] (204th) |
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• 2011 census | 71,293[6] |
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• Density | 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $688 million[7] |
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• Per capita | $9,726[7] |
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GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $485 million[7] |
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• Per capita | $7,860[7] |
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HDI (2019) | 0.742[8] high · 94th |
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Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
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Time zone | UTC–4 (AST) |
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Driving side | left |
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Calling code | +1-767 |
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ISO 3166 code | DM |
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Internet TLD | .dm |
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