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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -4 (Atlantic standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English | Other languages: Creole |
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| Currency: |
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) €1 = EC$3.03, $1 = EC$2.71, £1 = EC$0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .dm | International Dialling Code: 1767 |
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For help planning your trip to Dominica including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Dominica trip planning page.
Further information on Dominica
Discover more about Dominica - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 754 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 148 km (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical climate that sees little seasonal temperature variation but very high levels of rainfall that can cause flooding in addition to occasional hurricanes in the late summer months.
Highest mountain: Morne Diablatins (1,447m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Dominica from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 61/179 |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 39/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 85/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Commonwealth of Dominica Status: Independent Country
Population: 73,449 (rank: 187/196) Density: 97.4 people/sq km (rank: 83/196)
Ethnic groups: black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
GDP (PPP): $1.02 billion GDP per capita: $14,300 (rank: 73/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.