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Dominica

Commonwealth of Dominica

Capital
Roseau
Population
65,871 2025
Area
751 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of DominicaDOMINICARoseauFRANCEPUERTO RICOSAINT LUCIAANTIGUAAND BARBUDABARBADOSSAINT KITTSAND NEVISNorthAtlantic OceanCaribbean Sea0100 km
Dominica hatched and ringed, Roseau marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 15.4°N 61.4°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

An island country in the Caribbean, Dominica shares no land border with another country. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Roseau is Castries, in Saint Lucia, 150 km away. With 751 km², it is about the size of Tonga and Bahrain and ranks 174th of 195 by area.

Its population was 65,871 in 2025 (World Bank), the 9th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 88 people per km². 74.0% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.51% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$10,989 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 80th of 191 and 19th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 71.3 years in 2024. Forest covers 76.4% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Roseau's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 440 km from Australia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population65,8712025, World Bank186th of 19434th of 35
Area751 km²world-countries174th of 19529th of 35
GDPUS$724 million2025, World Bank, current US$184th of 19135th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$10,9892025, World Bank, current US$80th of 19119th of 35
Population density88 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries97th of 19416th of 35
Life expectancy71.3 years2024, World Bank122nd of 19432nd of 35
Urban population74.0%2025, World Bank62nd of 19415th of 35
Forest area76.4% of land2024, World Bank8th of 1943rd of 35
Population growth-0.51% a year2025, World Bank182nd of 19434th of 35
Internet users82.0%2024, World Bank92nd of 18815th of 35
Fertility rate1.48 births per woman2024, World Bank141st of 19426th of 35
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19525th of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaTonga, Bahrain and Singapore

Closest in populationAndorra, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Roseau
15.30°N 61.39°W
Northernmost latitude
15.63°N
Southernmost latitude
15.23°N
Westernmost longitude
61.48°W
Easternmost longitude
61.25°W
North to south
about 45 km
Antipode of Roseau
15.30°S 118.61°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 440 km from the nearest land (Australia)