Dominica
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“ | |
.svg) Location of Dominica (circled in red) in the Western Hemisphere | |
| Capital and largest city | Roseau 15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W |
| Official languages | English[2][3] |
| Vernacular languages | Dominican Creole |
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| Religion (2020) |
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| Demonym(s) | Dominican (pronounced /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkən/) |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic |
| Charles Savarin | |
| Roosevelt Skerrit | |
| Joseph Isaac | |
| Legislature | House of Assembly of Dominica |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| 1 March 1967 | |
• Sovereignty and constitution | 3 November 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) (174th) |
• Water (%) | 1.6 |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 72,412[6][7] (186th) |
• 2011 census | 72,000[8] |
• Density | 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $688 million[9] |
• Per capita | $9,726[9] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $485 million[9] |
• Per capita | $7,860[9] |
| HDI (2019) |  0.742[10]high · 94th |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC–4 (AST) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1-767 |
| ISO 3166 code | DM |
| Internet TLD | .dm |
