Dominica

Commonweel o Dominica
Commonweel o Dominica;
	Banner Coat o airms
	Motto: "Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter" (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
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Vernacular; leids	Kwéyòl; Island Carib
Ethnic groups (2015)	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
• Per capita	$14,166
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Tot	$497 million
• Per capita	$7,022
HDI (2014)	0.724; 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

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

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.