Commonwealth of Dominica

Commonwealth of Dominica
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter"(Dominican Creole French) "Post deum terra est " (Latin) "After God is the earth"
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
Location of  Dominica  (circled in red) in the Caribbean  (light yellow)
Capital and largest city	Roseau 15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W / 15.300; -61.383
Official languages	English
Vernacular languages	Dominican Creole French
Ethnic groups (2001)	86.6% Black 9.1% Mixed 2.9% Indigenous 1.3% other 0.2% unspecified
Demonym	Dominican
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Charles Savarin
• Prime Minister	Roosevelt Skerrit
Legislature	House of Assembly of Dominica
Independence
• Associated Statehood Act 1967	1 March 1967
• from the United Kingdom	3 November 1978
Area
• Total	750 km2 (290 sq mi) (184th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• July 2009 estimate	72,660 (195th)
• 2016 census	72,324
• Density	105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$808 million
• Per capita	$11,429
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$521 million
• Per capita	$7,362
HDI (2014)	0.724 high · 94th
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone	Eastern Caribbean (UTC–4)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+1-767
ISO 3166 code	DM
Internet TLD	.dm

Coordinates: 15°25′N 61°20′W / 15.417°N 61.333°W / 15.417; -61.333

in the Caribbean  (light yellow)

Dominica (/ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ DOM-i-NEE-kə;French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country. The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 metres (4,747 ft) elevation. The population was 72,301 at the 2014 census.