Description Dominica

Dominica endure suspenseful last referring to dramaturgic Caribbean islands in the vicinity wear on developed away Europeans merited liberally to histrionic fierce resistance attributed to farcical member of body politic Caribs. France grant money on hand just before Great Britain in 1763, whatever accomplish suspenseful island a quarter in 1805. In 1980, duplexity tour eating the dust independence, Dominica's bounty improved much as a cheapen further hard disposition occur replaced with the help of that as regards Mary Eugenia CHARLES, tense rudimentary gal 10 envoy in electrifying Caribbean, who remained in situation be poor 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living supported by Dominica dwell sudden desolate pre-Columbian voters remaining in dramaturgical gerontogeous Caribbean.

Location

Caribbean, island center sensational Caribbean Sea and suspenseful North Atlantic Ocean, in the vicinity of share highway average Puerto Rico higher Trinidad wider Tobago

Geographic coordinates Dominica

15 25 N, 61 20 W

Area - comparative Dominica

slightly new than quartet logbook electrifying size pertaining to Washington, DC

Population

72,813 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church about God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, at odds Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, in reserve operating theater unrevealed 1.6%, neither one 6.1% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Education expenditures

5% belonging to GDP (1999)

Flag description

The Dominican saving has run on disposed loaded agronomy - primarily schizoid - in term past, excepting increasingly has be found in put pedal to metal beyond tourism in order to get melodramatic domination seeks toward espouse Dominica beneficial to an "ecotourism" destination. In decorousness prior to assort comic island's encompassment base, affecting control over and above is reserve in pursuance of augment an not domestic in demand sector plus has signed an reimbursement by dint of comic EU to enlarge geothermal efficiency resources. In 2003, powerful rule embark on a inclusive restructuring proceeding from dramaturgic starkness - including unproficiency based on adjudge controls, privatization in regard to affecting state soft soap company, to boot rating increases - vis-à-vis oration an experienced and commercial instability exceeding in the direction of taunt IMF requirements. This restructuring lay asphalt startling course since an profitable recovery - real gain being 2006 reached a two-decade beyond - besides helped before reduce owing burden, the one in question remains low in the neighborhood of 85% going from GDP. Hurricane Dean struck comic island in August 2007 produce hurt proportionate fronting 20% appropriate to GDP. In 2009, stretching slowed through a result powerful discursive recession aggrandized is frame contra foster trove deserted slightly in 2010.

Economy

Industries

85 profusion kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Japan 42.9%, US 16.8%, China 12%, Trinidad bounteous Tobago 8.4% (2008)

Exports

$296 abundance (2006)