Country profile
Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica · Caribbean
👥 Population
65,871
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Roseau
🗺 Area
751 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$723.86M
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.761
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
88 /km²
💱 Currency
XCD
Eastern Caribbean dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Dominica
Dominica (officially Commonwealth of Dominica) is a country in Caribbean, with Roseau as its capital. It is home to roughly 65.87 thousand people, giving a population density of about 88 people per square kilometre. The country covers 751 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $723.86M in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.761. The official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.41B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$21,301
GDP growth
3.1%
Inflation
2.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs
Fertility rate
1.48
Pop. growth
-0.5%
Urban population
74.0%
Infant mortality /1k
33.3
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
82.0%
Physicians /1k
1.16
Renewable energy
8.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Roseau
Currency
XCD
Dialing code
+1767
Internet TLD
.dm
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Fun facts about Dominica
- Dominica is the 185th most populous country in the world, with about 65.87 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 174th-largest country in the world, covering 751 km².
- It has the world's 185th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($723.86M).
- Dominica has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.761.
- Dominica has a population density of about 88 people per square kilometre.
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