| Country Fact Sheet |
| Capital
|
Roseau |
| Surface
|
754 sq kms |
| Currency
|
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) $1us=EC$2.67 |
| GDP
|
Purchasing power parity - $688.7 million |
| GDP/Capita
|
(PPP)-$9,500 |
| Language
|
English (official), French patois |
| Religion
|
Roman Catholic |
| Government
|
parliamentary democracy. Prime Minister is both head of state and head of government |
| Time Zone
|
GMT -4 hours |
| Telecom Code
|
00-1767 |
| Airport
|
Melville Hall Airport (DOM) |
| Driving
|
On left hand side of the road, license required |
| Electrical
|
230V AC |
| Political Climate
|
Stable country |
| Population
|
72514 people |
| History |
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 Caribs Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean |
| Local Business & Service Providers |
| Accommodation |
» Fort Young Hotel
|
| Automotive services |
» A virtual Dominica
|
| Business travel |
» WithChurch Travel Agency
|
| Corporate incentives |
| Financial services |
» Dominica Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank
|
| Financial Technology |
» Popular, Inc.
|
| Intellectual Property |
» Sorell Consulting Ltd.
|
| Legal and fiduciary |
» Alick Lawrence Chambers
|
| Lifestyle |
» Papillote Rainforest Restaurant
|
| Technology |
| Local Radio |
| » 95.3 Q95 Roseau |
| » 98.1 RCI-Guadeloupe |
| Local Weather Forecast |
| Government Agencies |
| » Division of Industry, National Development Corporation of Dominica |
| » Dominica Broadcasting Corporation |
| » Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association |
| » Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Private Sector Relations |
| » National Development Corporation (NDC) |
|
