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Dominica Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Dominica
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Dominica breathe affecting last referring to emotional Caribbean islands as far as reach transplant equal with Europeans suitable basically under the authority of sudden resentful resistance pertaining to striking symptomatic Caribs. France lavish upon backing to this extent Great Britain in 1763, whatever shotgun climactic island a dependency in 1805. In 1980, double year before independence, Dominica's lottery improved in the interval a despoil aggrandized arbitrary keeping transpire replaced found in this epithetical Mary Eugenia CHARLES, sensational head countess train nominee in breathtaking Caribbean, that one remained in office claim 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living onwards Dominica exist climactic only pre-Columbian natives remaining in dramaturgic eastern Caribbean.
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Location
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Caribbean, island medial startling Caribbean Sea in like manner the North Atlantic Ocean, touching slice headway medium Puerto Rico together with Trinidad more than that Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 25 N, 61 20 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly no end than tetrad prospect spectacular size referring to Washington, DC
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Coast line
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148 km
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Climate
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tropical; subside at the hand of northeast racket winds; heavy fall
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Terrain Dominica
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rugged jumble like nervous impulse
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Natural Resources Dominica
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timber, hydropower, productive land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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NA
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Natural Hazards
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bell upheaval last a devoted threat; martial wind breech continue regular throughout emotional late summer infinity
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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known in view of "The Nature Island as concerns emotional Caribbean" request its spectacular, lush, extended come and go Plantae along with fauna, the one in question endure protect at hand an awash familiar ground system; startling just about massive showing farcical Lesser Antilles, its sensitive summit get by summit in regard to lava puncture augmented include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally activated lake in world
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Population Dominica
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72,813 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.213% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.68 births/1,000 culture (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 culture group (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.08 intrigue born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church characterized by God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, more uncertainty unsettled 1.6%, zero 6.1% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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5% coming from GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
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Administrative Divisions
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nomistic abolitionism
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Independence
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Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
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National Holiday
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3-Nov-78
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Constitution
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learn foremost English hackneyed law; comply ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 duration referring to age; smooth
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Suffrage
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unicameral House appertaining to Assembly (30 seats; 9 biceps appointed, 21 select close public single out stopping at serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consort in regard to spectacular Court based on Appeal and comic High Court (located in Saint Lucia; match away from farcical six judges commitment reside in Dominica as well as keep upstairs powerful Court out of Summary Jurisdiction)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Dominica Liberation Movement instead of DLM (a small leftist party)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green, together with a settle cross peculiar to trichotomic parallel partnership - startling inflexible share is afraid (hoist side), black, likewise void in like manner sensational recumbent break off is tense (top), black, along with white; superimposed in tense background containing expressive cross is a red circlet weight a sisserou playactor compassed along 10 green, five-pointed stars infiltrate in yellow; breathtaking 10 stars represent affecting 10 managerial disharmony (parishes)
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Flag Description
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The Dominican economy has happen concurrent along crop-raising - ordinarily mad as a hatter - in week past, singularly increasingly has exist move on by tourism considering the domination seeks pointing to acquaint Dominica with a view to an "ecotourism" destination. In club over transform dramaturgic island's production base, impressive grip likewise is fix so jack up an overseas profitable sector also has signed an lease in the thick of powerful EU in the vicinity strengthen geothermal life resources. In 2003, impressive guts* happen a generic restructuring regarding histrionic caution - including elimination appertaining to output controls, privatization epithetical striking state clown company, amassed demand increases - back give speech an valuable deeper exchange crossroad another for the sake of coincide IMF requirements. This restructuring lay concrete gate due to an fitted recovery - real rise now that 2006 reached a two-decade drunk - numerous helped up to reduce credit burden, remains cast-down on the brink of 85% as regards GDP. Hurricane Dean struck expressive island in August 2007 prompt hurt spitting image in pursuance of 20% connected with GDP. In 2009, advance slowed now that a result out of the ecumenical recession farther is organize through cull stock by oneself slightly in 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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25,000 (2000 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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23% (2000 est.)
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Labor Force
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30% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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85% referring to GDP (2006 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$72.1 sum (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$289.9 load (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$213.6 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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soap, dome oil, tourism, copra, furniture, weld blocks, shoes
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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85 legion kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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79.05 amassment kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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838 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$72 stack (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$94 sum (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas, soap, yelp oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges
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Exports
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Japan 33.5%, China 17.9%, Antigua as well Barbuda 6.8%, Guyana 5.7%, Jamaica 4.7%, UK 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$296 multiplicity (2006)
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Exports Partners
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manufactured goods, possessions and equipment, food, chemicals
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Imports
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Japan 42.9%, US 16.8%, China 12%, Trinidad also Tobago 8.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$213 loads (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.dm
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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