Country	Dominica
Capital	Roseau
Continent	North America(Central America)
Currency	East Caribbean dollar(XCD)
Languages	English, Antillean Creole & French

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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic Co ordinates

15 25 N, 61 20 W

Land Boundries

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Geography - note

known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world

Population

72,813 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 200

Nationality

Noun:Dominican(s)
Adjective:Dominican

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)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Country Name

Conventional long form:Commonwealth of Dominica
Conventional short form:Dominica

Government Type

parliamentary democracy

Capital

Name:Roseau
Geographic coordinates:15 18 N, 61 24 W
Time difference:UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions

10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter

Independence

3 November 1978 (from the UK)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

Constitution

3 November 1978

Legal system

based on English common law; accepts ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch

Chief of state:President Nicholas J. O. LIVERPOOL (since October 2003)
Head of government:Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT (since 8 January 2004)
Cabinet:Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
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Elections:president elected by the House of Assembly for a five-year term; election last held on 1 October 2003 (next to be held in 2013); prime minister appointed by the president
Election results:Nicholas LIVERPOOL consented to a second term in 2008 at the request of the prime minister and leader of the opposition

Legislative branch

unicameral House of Assembly (30 seats; 9 members appointed, 21 elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Elections:last held on 18 December 2009 (next to be held in 2015); note - tradition dictates that the election will be held within five years of the last election, but technically it is five years from the first seating of parliament (12 May 2005) plus a 90-day grace period
Election results: percent of vote by party - DLP 61.2%, UWP 34.9%; seats by party - DLP 18, UWP 3

Judicial branch

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the Court of Appeal and the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction)

Political Parties and Leaders

Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Charles SAVARIN]; Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Roosevelt SKERRIT]; Dominica United Workers Party or UWP [Earl WILLIAMS]

Political pressure groups and leaders

Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party)

International organization participation

ACCT, ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US

Chief of mission:Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Judith Ann ROLLE
Chancery:3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Telephone:[1] (202) 364-6781
FAX:[1] (202) 364-6791
Consulate(s) general:New York

Diplomatic representation from the US

the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Dominica

Flag description

green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)

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