Area: 754 sq km (290 sq miles)
Population:72,000
Capital City: Roseau
People: Dominica is the only island in the Eastern Caribbean to retain some of its pre-Colombian population - the Carib Indians - about 3,000 of whom live on the island's East Coast. The population growth rate is very low, due primarily to emigration to more prosperous Caribbean Islands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Languages: The official language is English. However, because of historic connections with France, the most widely spoken dialect is the French patois, Creole.
Religion(s): Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant (Methodist, Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, other)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
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