|
Geographics
| Location |
Carribean |
| Capital |
Roseau |
| Type
of Government |
Parliamentary
democracy |
| Total
Area |
750
sq. km |
| Coastline |
148
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$200
million (1994 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$2,260
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (bananas, citrus,
mangoes, root crops, coconuts) |
30% |
| -
Industry (soap, coconut
oil, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United
Nations
820 Second Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: 949-0853, Telefax: 808-4975 |
| Contact
in Dominica: |
Dominica
Conservation Association
2, Bath Road, Roseau,
Commonweath of Dominica
+767-448-4098 |
|
Demographics
| Population |
82,608 |
| Population
Growth |
0.4% |
| Labor
Force |
25,000 |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
77.2
years |
| Literacy |
94% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$48.3
million (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| bananas,
soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges |
| Partners: |
| UK
(55%), CARICOM countries, Italy, US |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$98.8
million (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| manufactured
goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals |
| Partners: |
| US
(25%), CARICOM countries, UK, Japan, Canada |
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