Population: 72,386
Capital: Roseau
Time Zone: UTC-4
Currency Name: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Languages: English (official), French patois
Ethnic Breakdown: black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7%
Religion: 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%
Major Cities: Roseau
Phone Country Code: 1-767
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: mid-December - mid-April
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: d, g
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Dominica is one of four countries that begin with the letter D.