Dominica

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Dominica on World Map

Continent - North America

Region - Caribbean

Size - 754 km²

Geography - rugged mountains

Language - English, French Patois

Religion - 61% Roman Catholic, 22% Other religions, 9% other Christian, 8% none

Monetary Unit - East Caribbean dollar

Natural Resources - timber, hydropower, arable land

Agriculture - bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery

Industry - soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes

Dominica Map

Neighbouring Countries - None

Population - 72,386 (2007 estimate)

Population Growth Rate - 0.18%

Average Life Expectancy - 75.1

Capital City - Roseau (14,847 - estimate)

Highest Mountain - Morne Diablatins (1,447m)

Longest River - no major rivers

Climate - tropical, hot, wet 19°C to 32°C

Yearly Rainfall - 220 cm (approx)

Plant Life - typical rainforest trees including chataignier, gommier, carapite, breadfruit, white cedar, laurie

Animal Life - no large wild animals but small ones include agouti, manicou

Bird Life - 135 bird species

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