Dominica. Commonwealth of Dominica
DOMINICA. Commonwealth of Dominica A state on the island of the same name in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, between North and South America. Area - 750 km². Capital - Roseau (22,000). Administrative division - 10 districts. Population - 69,000 (2005 estimate); Dominicans, mostly of African descent. Official language - English, with a local creole language based on French (patois) also widely spoken. Religion: the majority of the population practices Catholicism. Currency