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Capital | Roseau |
Government | Parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Area | total: 754 km2 water: 0 km2 land: 754 km2 |
Population | 68,910 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English (official), French patois |
Religion | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% |
Calling Code | +1 767 |
Internet TLD | .dm |
Time Zone | UTC-4 |
Dominica is a part of the region of Central America and is a Caribbean island country between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. It is often known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system. The most mountainous island of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world. Should not be confused with the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic.