Dominica

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property15.68Per 1000 Inhabitants130Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property8.12Per 1000 Inhabitants104Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property13.20Per 1000 Live Births132Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property75.77Years76Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property-5.44Per 1000 Inhabitants164Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property0.21Percent181Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property2.08Born per Woman122Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property85Gigawatt hour193EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre191EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre190EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property1.10Percent95EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property10200Dollar106EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property744.7Million dollar207EstimationGDP
Inflation rateEconomic property2.70Percent88EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property11000 Barrel per day192EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property01000 Barrel per day182EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property23.00Percent172EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property751Square kilometer188Area
Population sizePopulation property72813200Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
International Organization for Standardizationto promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activitysubscriber
International Organization of the French-speaking Worldfounded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of Statesto manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Alliance of Small Island Statesto call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealthto foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Caribbean Community and Common Marketto promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries
Caribbean Development Bankto promote economic development and cooperation
Food and Agriculture Organizationto raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Courtto hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementto promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Associationto provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentto promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporationto support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesto organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organizationto deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Telecommunication Unionto deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederationto promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencyencourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movementto establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American Statesto promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Organization of Eastern Caribbean Statesto promote political, economic, and defense cooperation
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbeanto encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsto enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
PetroCaribeto eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
United Nationsto maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentto promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Federation of Trade Unionsto promote the trade union movement
World Health Organizationto deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organizationto furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organizationto provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Description

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 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.

Government type

parliamentary democracy

Religions

Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)

Natural Resources

timber, hydropower, arable land

Export commodities

bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges