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Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica is a country in the Caribbean. About 72 000 people live there, in an area of 751 square kilometres. Its capital city is Roseau.
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Where is Dominica?
Dominica lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 716 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 148 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Dominica?
Dominica covers 751 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 3.4 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 173rd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 95.4 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Dominica?
About 72 000 people live in Dominica.
That is the 185th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 73 years.
The land of Dominica
Its coast runs for about 148 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 7 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Dominica different?
Dishes the country is known for: Mountain chicken and Fish broth.
Websites from here often end in .dm.
Dominica and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Dominica.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Americas the country ranks 29th of 35 by size, and 34th by population.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, one lives wild in Dominica: Sperm whale. The highest mountain in the country is Morne Diablotins, at 1 447 metres. The longest river in the country is the Layou River.
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Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Dominica compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 12 480 times as big as Dominica: 9 372 610 km² against 751 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 323 times as big as Dominica: 242 900 km² against 751 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Dominica?
The capital of Dominica is Roseau. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Dominica?
About 72 000 people live in Dominica, which makes it the 185th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Dominica?
Dominica covers 751 square kilometres, making it the 173rd largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 3.4 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Dominica?
The highest mountain in Dominica is Morne Diablotins, 1 447 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Dominica?
The longest river in Dominica is the Layou River, about 28 kilometres long.
Which continent is Dominica in?
Dominica is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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