Filed under the Americas and more precisely the Caribbean, Dominica is a sovereign state. Treaties and official documents call it Commonwealth of Dominica. Its seat of government is Roseau.
It is home to roughly 66,205 people, placing it 206th of 250 by population — between the Cayman Islands above it and Bermuda below. Among the 28 entries in the Caribbean it ranks 11th by area and 19th by population.
It covers 751 km², which ranks it 194th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Bahrain and just ahead of Tonga. That makes it a little larger than Singapore.
The lie of the land
Plotted on a globe it falls at 15.4° north, 61.3° west, which puts it in the northern hemisphere, roughly 1,716 km from the equator, in what geographers would call tropical latitudes.
Follow that same latitude east or west and you reach Sudan, Chad and Niger — places that share its distance from the equator but little else.
No land border connects it to another country. That puts it among the 85 entries of 250 here with no land neighbours, a group made up mostly of islands and island groups.
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How crowded Dominica is, and what is spoken there
Density comes out at around 88 people per square kilometre, which makes it less crowded than the typical entry on this list. Half the entries in this dataset fall below roughly 90 per square kilometre.
People from Dominica are called Dominicans.
The one official language is English. Another 90 entries list English too — among them American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda and Australia.
Against the Americas as a whole it is the 42nd most populous of 56 entries, and it accounts for under 1% of everyone living in the Caribbean.
Money, codes and practical details
It uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD). Another 7 entries use the same currency — Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis among them — so exchange rates move for reasons that have nothing to do with Dominica.
The top-level domain is .dm. The international dialling code is +1767. Its ISO codes are dm and DMA, which is what most databases and flag files use.
If a quiz asks for the capital of Dominica, the answer is Roseau.
It holds a seat at the United Nations, one of 193 entries here that do. The other 57 entries are territories, dependencies or observers, which is why totals on this site run to 250 rather than the familiar 195.
Fun facts about Dominica
- Population density works out at roughly 88 people per square kilometre.
- It has no land border with any other country — one of 85 such entries in this dataset.
- Sudan and Chad sit at almost the same latitude, on the far side of the globe.
- Within the Caribbean it is the 11th largest of 28.
- It is 206th of 250 by population, with about 66,205 residents.
- In land area it is a little larger than Singapore.
Dominica — frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of Dominica?
- The capital of Dominica is Roseau.
- Is Dominica a country?
- Yes. Dominica is a sovereign state and one of the 193 UN members listed on this site.
- Where is Dominica located?
- Dominica is in the Caribbean, part of the Americas. Its reference coordinates are 15.4° north and 61.3° west, roughly 1,716 km from the equator in tropical latitudes.
- How big is Dominica?
- Dominica covers 751 km², ranking 194th of 250 by land area. That makes it a little larger than Singapore.
- What is the population of Dominica?
- Dominica has a population of about 66,205, which makes it the 206th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. The Cayman Islands sits just above it and Bermuda just below.
- Does Dominica border any other country?
- No. Dominica has no land border with any other country, so every route in or out is by sea or air. 85 of the 250 entries on this site are in the same position.
- What currency does Dominica use?
- Dominica uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar, written $ (currency code XCD). It is shared with 7 other entries.
- What language is spoken in Dominica?
- The official language of Dominica is English. It is also official in 90 other entries on this list.
