Dominica Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau 750 sq km 289 sq mi PEOPLE Population 72,514 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.20 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 74,374 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 64,772 (2050 estimate) Population density 96 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 249 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 72 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 28 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Roseau 27,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Black, Carib Languages English (official), French patois Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 80 percent Protestant 16 percent O ther 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 2,028 people (2004) 256 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 94.1 percent (1995) Female 94.2 percent (1995) Male Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 94 percent (1995) 5.6 percent (1999-2000) 12 years (2002-2003) 19 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Parliamentary democracy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 3 November 1978 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $319 million (2006) $4,399.70 (2006) 18.7 percent (2004) I ndustry 24 percent (2004) Services 57.3 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Not available Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 24 percent (1997) I ndustry 18 percent (1997) Services 54 percent (1997) Unemployment rate 23.1 percent (1997) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $70 million (1990-1991 estimate) Total expenditure $84 million (1990-1991 estimate) Monetary unit 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports Jamaica, United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, France, and Guyana Major trade partners for imports United States, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 55.49 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 44.51 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 647 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 293 (2004) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 266 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 87 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Not available Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Not available Paved road as a share of total roads 50 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
