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Dominica

Dominica
Capital Roseau
751 km² · 65,871 people (2025) · Eastern Caribbean dollar

Volcanic, forested and steep, with the second-largest boiling lake in the world — a flooded fumarole about 60 m across that stays near 90 °C at the edges. Morne Trois Pitons National Park was the first natural World Heritage site in the eastern Caribbean.

The facts

Capital
Roseau
Area
751 km² — 290 sq mi
Population
65,871 (2025)
Density
87.7 people per km²
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD, $)
Official language
English
Time zone
UTC-04:00
Calling code
+1767
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
DM · DMA
Continent
North America

How it compares

By area
179 of 200
By population
190 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Kiribati 811 136,488
Bahrain 760 1,600,366
Dominica ← 751 65,871
Tonga 747 103,742
Singapore 719 6,111,175

Common questions

What is the capital of Dominica?
Roseau
What currency does Dominica use?
The Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD).
How big is Dominica?
751 km², or 290 square miles — 179 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Dominica drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked