Official Title: Commonwealth of Dominica General Information
Capital: Roseau
Population: 72,000
Total Area: 750 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.2 EC$ Eastern Caribbean dollar (
National Holiday: 3 November (1978, Independence Day)
Language(s): English Political Information
Type of State:
Parliamentary democracy Type of Government:
Unicameral parliament: A 30 members House of Assembly, comprising 21 elected members and 9 appointed Senators. 5 years term. The President is jointly nominated by the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition and then elected for a 5 years term by the legislature. Head of State:
President Nicholas Liverpool Head of Government:
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Ministers:
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Marketing: Charles Savarin Caribbean Affairs, Finance and Labour: Roosevelt Skerrit Main Political Parties:
Government: Coalition of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP): 11, and of the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP): 1 Opposition: United Worker's Party (UWP): 9 Elections:
Last: 5 May 2005. Next: By 16 March 2010. Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Dominica | Canada |
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| GDP: | 0.34 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 4782 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 3.4% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 1.6% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $5,076,321
Canadian imports from country: $774,520
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Dominica: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Lorraine B. Williams Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Michael Welsh Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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