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 Dominica Thematic Maps
Country (long form) Commonwealth of Dominica
Capital Roseau
Total Area 291.12 sq mi
754.00 sq km
(slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 70,786 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 81,961
Languages English (official), French patois
Literacy 94.0% total, 94.0% male, 94% female (1970 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%
Life Expectancy 70.74 male, 76.61 female (2001 est.)
Government Type parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth
Currency 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $4,000 (2000 est.)
Industry soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes
Agriculture bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited
Arable Land 9%
Natural Resources timber, hydropower, arable land

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