Island Details: Dominica

Name
Dominica
Location
Caribbean
Number of Islands (approx.)
1*
Island Details
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Type of Islands
volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
750.00*
Terrain
rugged mountains of volcanic origin*
Highest Elevation (m)
1,447.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Morne Diablotins*
Isolation Index
41*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
40*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
67,757*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
90.3*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
-0.243*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
6,964*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
offshore banking, tourism, offshore medical education*
HDI
0.743*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (member of the Commonwealth of Nations - parliamentary democracy)*
Miscellaneous
Some 3000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.*