Dominica Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Dominica with its capital Roseau is located in North America (Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 755 square kilometres (slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC) with 72,000 citizens. English is the language used by the people in Dominica.

Dominica is a part of Central America and a Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Visitors from the United States, Canada, Singapore and European Union nations are granted automatic visas on entry for up to 21 days. Other nations should check with Dominica immigration before traveling. As far as freedom of movement and exploration a car can be invaluable. Though small the island's tightly turning mountain roads make for relatively long journeys and a hair-raising experience. Driving is on the left hand side of the road. Dominica offers a trek through the rainforest on some of the best biking or hiking trails. Freshly squeezed grapefruit is ubiquitous and is perfect with every meal. Coconut water is cheap and readily available by the side of the road. Dominica is one of the safest places to travel in the region plus no poisonous snakes or insects. In the high lands and uninhabited central regions water is gathered at roadside springs. Public water is bacterially safe to drink due to heavy chlorination.

Pictures from Capital (Roseau)

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About Dominica

The landscape features rugged mountains of volcanic origin. The average density of population is about 95 per km². The climate in Dominica can be described as tropical with moderated by northeast trade winds, heavy rainfall. Potential threats by nature are flash floods are a constant threat or destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months.

To reach someone in Dominica dial +1-767 prior to a number. There are 17,500 installed telephones. And there are 106,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 850, 900, 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".dm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 10 regions/states in Dominica we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Dominican population grew at a rate of 0.21% (or by 154 citizens). With 591 deaths and 1,142 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.76%. -396 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Dominica: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.