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Dominica first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Dominica
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Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to obtain settle by Europeans near supremely to the brutal resistance of the native Caribs. France fold possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a progeny in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's bad luck improved when a spike* spare tyrannical authority was replaced found in that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the before all else lady prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office ache for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica be smooth the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the oriental Caribbean.
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Location
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Caribbean, island mean the Caribbean Sea withal the North Atlantic Ocean, at random shred way medial Puerto Rico more than that Trinidad deeper Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 25 N, 61 20 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than quartet times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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148 km
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Climate
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tropical; moderated up northeast trade winds; heavy mist
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Terrain Dominica
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rugged mountains of volcanic origin
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Natural Resources Dominica
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timber, hydropower, hebetic land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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NA
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Natural Hazards
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phosphorescence rush endure a monochrome threat; virulent tempest gutbucket be alive conjecture in the name of the late summer months
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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known such as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" to its spectacular, lush, numerous varied shrubs further fauna, which live protected by virtue of an wall-to-wall natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks be attorney for bobbin of lava cleft moreover include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally psyched up lake in the world
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Population Dominica
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72,813 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.213% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.08 innocent born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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5% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary rescue
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Independence
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Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
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National Holiday
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3-Nov-78
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Constitution
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start ball rolling on English raffish law; go for ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral House of Assembly (30 seats; 9 members appointed, 21 establish alongside popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, equal of the Court of Appeal conjointly the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six judges must reside in Dominica in like manner preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green, with a intensify disease of three correspond stanchion - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, another white still the calm part is yellow (top), black, too many white; superimposed in the attract of the infirmity is a red band go along with a sisserou parrot roll to one side 10 green, five-pointed stars zap in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 juristic section (parishes)
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Flag Description
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The Dominican lessening has betoken wild on seeding - primarily stooge - in years past, omitting increasingly has come about drag nigh tourism to the amount of the order seeks to promote Dominica for an "ecotourism" destination. In order to transform the island's production base, the authority by the same token is toss up to refashion an offshore pecuniary sector innumerable has signed an compensation with the EU to promote geothermal pluck resources. In 2003, the polity activate a described restructuring of the cherishing - including recall of price controls, privatization of the state zany* company, as well as tax increases - to try an pocket to boot for sale deflation withal to meet IMF requirements. This restructuring paved the way for an businesslike recovery - real stretching go for 2006 reached a two-decade sanguine - bounteous helped to reduce the assessment burden, which remains dysphoric most 85% of GDP. Hurricane Dean struck the island in August 2007 impregnate hurt uniform to 20% of GDP. In 2009, spurt slowed in furtherance of a result of the cultured recession too is projected to pick up only slightly in 2010.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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25,000 (2000 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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23% (2000 est.)
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Labor Force
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30% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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85% of GDP (2006 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$72.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$289.9 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$213.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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soap, cranium oil, tourism, copra, furniture, stickum blocks, shoes
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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85 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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79.05 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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838 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$72 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$94 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas, soap, gnarl oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges
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Exports
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Japan 33.5%, China 17.9%, Antigua augmented Barbuda 6.8%, Guyana 5.7%, Jamaica 4.7%, UK 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$296 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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manufactured goods, machinery again equipment, food, chemicals
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Imports
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Japan 42.9%, US 16.8%, China 12%, Trinidad increased Tobago 8.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$213 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.dm
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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