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