Facts and Figures

Full name: Dominica

Nationality
        noun: Dominican(s) 
        adjective: Dominican 

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Area
        total: 754 sq km 
        water: 0 sq km 
        land: 754 sq km

Population: 69,029 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups 
        black
        mixed black and European
        European
        Syrian
        Carib Amerindian 

Capital: Roseau, population 20,000

Largest Cities
        Portsmouth - 5 000
        Marigot

Official Language: English

Religion
        Roman Catholic 77%
        Protestant 15% 
        Methodist 5%
        Pentecostal 3%
        Seventh-Day Adventist 3%
        Baptist 2%
        None 2%
        Other 6%

Political system: presidential/parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $384 million (2003 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $5,500 (2003 est.) 

Annual growth: -1% (2003 est.)

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 18% 
        industry: 24% 
        services: 58% (2002 est.)

Inflation: 1% (2001 est.)

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