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Dominica

Central America and the Caribbean

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View of the south side of the island. Dominica features lush mountainous rain forests and is the home of many rare plant, animal, and bird species, including the Sisserou parrot featured on its flag.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 188

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Dominica. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 84

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 196

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 129

Death rate

comparison ranking: 87

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 205

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 107

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 127

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 106

Environment

Government

National coat of arms

Dominica’s coat of arms was adopted on July 21, 1961, and features two sisserou parrots supporting a shield that is divided into four sections by a cross, a reference to the island’s discovery on a Sunday. The quadrants feature a palm tree, a banana tree, a frog that is native to the island, and a canoe on the Caribbean Sea. The golden lion symbolizes Dominica’s past colonial ties with the United Kingdom. Below the shield is the national motto, which means "After God is the Earth."

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 145

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 108

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 101

Exports

comparison ranking: 201

Imports

comparison ranking: 204

Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 200

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 101

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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