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title: "Dominica — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Dominica: capital Roseau, area 751 km², population 65,871 (2025), currency Eastern Caribbean dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/dominica/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [Kiribati](https://atoneplace.net/country/kiribati/)
- [Bahrain](https://atoneplace.net/country/bahrain/)
- [Tonga](https://atoneplace.net/country/tonga/)
- [Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country/singapore/)
- [United States](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-states/)
- [Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country/mexico/)
- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Guatemala](https://atoneplace.net/country/guatemala/)
- [Haiti](https://atoneplace.net/country/haiti/)
- [Dominican Republic](https://atoneplace.net/country/dominican-republic/)
- [Honduras](https://atoneplace.net/country/honduras/)
- [Cuba](https://atoneplace.net/country/cuba/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]