Dominica

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Coordinates: 15°25′N 61°20′W / 15.417°N 61.333°W / 15.417; -61.333

Commonweel o Dominica
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter"[1] (Kwéyòl) "Post deum terra est " (Laitin) ("Efter God is the yird")
Anthem: Isle o Beauty, Isle o Splendour
Location o  Dominica  (circled in reid) in the Caribbean  (licht yellae)
Caipital and largest city	Roseau 15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W / 15.300; -61.383
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Vernacular leids	Kwéyòl Island Carib
Ethnic groups (2015[2])	85% Black 10% Mixed 3.5% Kalinago 0.8% European 0.7% others
Demonym(s)	Dominican
Govrenment	Unitary pairlamentary republic
• Preses	Sylvanie Burton
• Prime Meenister	Roosevelt Skerrit
Legislatur	Hoose o Assembly
Unthirldom
• Associatit State	1 Mairch 1967
• frae the Unitit Kinrick	3 November 1978
Aurie
• Total	750 km2 (290 sq mi) (184th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• Julie 2009 estimate	72,660 (195t)
• 2016 census	72,324
• Density	105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95t)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	$1.002 billion[3]
• Per capita	$14,166[3]
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Tot	$497 million[3]
• Per capita	$7,022[3]
HDI (2014)	0.724[4] heich · 94th
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone	UTC–4 (Eastren Caribbean)
Drivin side	left
Cawin code	+1-767
ISO 3166 code	DM
Internet TLD	.dm

Dominica, (pronounced /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ ^{(deprecatit template)} DOM-i-NEE-kə^[7] French: Dominique) offeecially the Commonweel o Dominica, is an island naition in the Caribbean Sea. Tae the north-northwast lies Guadeloupe, tae the sootheast Martinique. Its size is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) an the heichest pynt in the kintra is Morne Diablotins, which haes an elevation o 1,447 metres (4,747 ft). The Commonweelt o Dominica haes an estimatit population o 72,500. The caipital is Roseau.

Dominica haes been nicknamed the "Nature Isle o the Caribbean" for its seemingly unspoiled naitural beauty. It is the yungest island in the Lesser Antilles, still bein formed bi geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced bi the warld's seicont-lairgest boilin lake. The island features lush muntainous rainforests, hame o mony rare plant, ainimal, an bird species. Thare are xeric auries in some o the wastren coastal regions, but hivy rainfall can be expectit inland. The Sisserou Parrot (cried the Imperial Amazon an aa), the island's naitional bird, is featurt on the naitional banner. Dominica's economy is hivily dependent on baith tourism an agricultur.

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  Soufrière Bay, Dominica
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  Mercat, Roseau, Dominica
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  Windsor Park, Roseau
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  Dominica Botanical gairdens
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  Dominica Museum^[8]
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  Neg mawon emancipation moniment
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  Morne Bruce Cross
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  Fort Young Hotel
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  Morne Bruce Garrison^[9]
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  Presidential pailace
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  Our Lady of Fair Haven Cathedral
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  Saint George Anglican Church

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