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 Dominica (2002)Spratly Islands (2006)
 DominicaSpratly Islands
Administrative divisions 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter -
Age structure 0-14 years: 28.3% (male 10,052; female 9,800)


15-64 years: 63.8% (male 23,011; female 21,782)


65 years and over: 7.9% (male 2,245; female 3,268) (2002 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited -
Airports 2 (2001) 3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002)		 total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: 754 sq km


land: 754 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: less than 5 sq km


land: less than 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC NA
Background Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean. The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim.
Birth rate 17.3 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Budget revenues: $72 million


expenditures: $79.9 million, including capital expenditures of $11.5 million (FY97/98)		 -
Capital Roseau -
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall tropical
Coastline 148 km 926 km
Constitution 3 November 1978 -
Country name conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica


conventional short form: Dominica		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Spratly Islands
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Debt - external $150 million (2000) (2000) -
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; US interests are served by the embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados -
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Swinburne LESTRADE


chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016


telephone: [1] (202) 364-6781


FAX: [1] (202) 364-6791


consulate(s) general: New York		 -
Disputes - international none all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands
Economic aid - recipient $24.4 million (1995) (1995) -
Economy - overview The Dominican economy depends on agriculture, primarily bananas, and remains highly vulnerable to climatic conditions. Hurricane Luis devastated the country's banana crop in 1995 after tropical storms wiped out a quarter of the 1994 crop. The subsequent recovery has been fueled by increases in construction, soap production, and tourist arrivals. Development of the tourism industry remains difficult however, because of the rugged coastline, lack of beaches, and the absence of an international airport. Economic growth is sluggish, and unemployment is greater than 20%. The government has been attempting to develop an offshore financial sector in order to diversify the island's production base. Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There are no reliable estimates of potential reserves. Commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
Electricity - consumption 62.31 million kWh (2000) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production 67 million kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: 48%


hydro: 52%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m		 lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups black, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Vernon Lordon SHAW (since 6 October 1998)


head of government: Prime Minister Pierre CHARLES (since 1 October 2000); note - assumed post after death of Prime Minister Roosevelt DOUGLAS


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister


elections: president elected by the House of Assembly for a five-year term; election last held 6 October 1998 (next to be held NA October 2003); prime minister appointed by the president


election results: Vernon Lordon SHAW elected president; percent of legislative vote - NA%		 -
Exports $49 million f.o.b. (2000 est.) -
Exports - commodities bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges -
Exports - partners Caricom countries 47%, UK 36%, US 7% (1996 est.) -
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June -
Flag description green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes) -
GDP purchasing power parity - $262 million (2001 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 18%


industry: 23%


services: 59% (2001 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2001 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate -3.2% (2001 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 15 25 N, 61 20 W 8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note 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 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 strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
Highways total: 780 km


paved: 390 km


unpaved: 390 km (2001)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer; anti-money-laundering enforcement is weak, making the country particularly vulnerable to money laundering -
Imports $132 million c.i.f. (2000 est.) -
Imports - commodities manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals -
Imports - partners US 41%, Caricom countries 25%, UK 13%, Netherlands, Canada (1996 est.) -
Independence 3 November 1978 (from UK) -
Industrial production growth rate -10% (1997 est.) -
Industries soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes -
Infant mortality rate 15.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% (2001 est.) -
International organization participation ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 16 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km
Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the Court of Appeal and the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction) -
Labor force 25,000 -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 4%


permanent crops: 16%


other: 80% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages English (official), French patois -
Legal system based on English common law -
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (30 seats, 9 appointed senators, 21 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 31 January 2000 (next to be held by 17 July 2005) note - tradition dictates that the election will be held within five years of the last election, but technically it is five years from the first seating of parliament (17 April 2000) plus a 90 day grace period


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -DLP 10, UWP 9, DFP 2		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 73.86 years


male: 70.98 years


female: 76.88 years (2002 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 94%


male: 94%


female: 94% (1970 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Southeast Asia
Maritime claims contiguous zone: 24 NM


exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 NA
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note - Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Military branches Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% -
National holiday Independence Day, 3 November (1978) -
Nationality noun: Dominican(s)


adjective: Dominican		 -
Natural hazards flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
Natural resources timber, hydropower, arable land fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Net migration rate -18.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Charles SAVARIN]; Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Pierre CHARLES]; United Workers Party or UWP [Edison JAMES] -
Political pressure groups and leaders Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party) -
Population 70,158 (July 2002 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (2004)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.81% (2002 est.) -
Ports and harbors Portsmouth, Roseau -
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios 46,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: fully automatic network


international: microwave radio relay and SHF radiotelephone links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radiotelephone links to Saint Lucia		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 19,000 (1996) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 461 (1996) -
Television broadcast stations 0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997) -
Terrain rugged mountains of volcanic origin flat
Total fertility rate 2.01 children born/woman (2002 est.) -
Unemployment rate 23% (2000 est.) -
Waterways none -
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