Location: Caribbean, in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 750 sq km
land area: 750 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 148 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall

Terrain: rugged mountains of volcanic origin

Natural resources: timber

Land use:
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 13%
meadows and pastures: 3%
forest and woodland: 41%
other: 34%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: flash floods are a constant threat; occasional hurricanes
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

NOTE: The information regarding Dominica on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominica Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominica Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.