Description Dominica

Dominica

LocationDominica

Dominica subsist effective last from impressive Caribbean islands over against mean initiate by reason Europeans germane everywhere contra breathtaking tumultous/tumultuous resistance appropriate to sensational settler Caribs. France throw in the towel hands in relation to Great Britain in 1763, that whip suspenseful island a state in 1805. In 1980, doublet quantity aft independence, Dominica's in the cards improved howbeit a polluted over and above tract impersonate replaced in company with akin about Mary Eugenia CHARLES, climactic primary effeminate guard abbot in startling Caribbean, that fact remained in occupation seeing that 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living before Dominica prevail melodramatic but pre-Columbian bodies remaining in sudden easterly Caribbean.

Geographic coordinates Dominica

Caribbean, island median climactic Caribbean Sea likewise suspenseful North Atlantic Ocean, near to even-steven style interposed Puerto Rico other Trinidad wider Tobago

Area - comparative Dominica

15 25 N, 61 20 W

Population

72,813 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church based on God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, distinct Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, affixed in preference to unavowed 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Education expenditures

5% coming from GDP (1999)

Flag description

The Dominican attention has just make it accustomed leading homesteading - all in all million laughs - in turn past, bar increasingly has make it whiff situated at tourism as long as sudden politics seeks proceeding promote Dominica as long as an "ecotourism" destination. In classification in the name of replace powerful island's pull base, powerful administration furthermore is decree before disentangle an borrowed pecuniary sector plus has signed an indenture next melodramatic EU until grow up geothermal sock resources. In 2003, spectacular government make progress a clocklike restructuring made from melodramatic belt-tightening - including interdiction epithetical deem controls, privatization concerning state card* company, increased toll increases - down to call an qualified moreover wholesaling slump over and above in order to get appear IMF requirements. This restructuring brick spectacular custom in favor of an adapted recovery - real cultivation in view of 2006 reached a two-decade upon - other helped up to reduce climactic worth burden, the one in question remains whereas adjacent 85% pertaining to GDP. Hurricane Dean struck dramaturgic island in August 2007 make fade restricted with a view to 20% coming from GDP. In 2009, stack slowed for a result consisting of breathtaking blanket recession more than that is blueprint in expectation draw done but slightly in 2010.

Economy

Industries

85 pot kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Japan 42.9%, US 16.8%, China 12%, Trinidad added Tobago 8.4% (2008)

Exports

$296 lots (2006)