| Geography | Dominica |
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Location:
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago |
Geographic coordinates:
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15 25 N, 61 20 W |
Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
Area:
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total: 751 sq km
land: 751 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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148 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall |
Terrain:
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rugged mountains of volcanic origin |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, hydropower, arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 6.67%
permanent crops: 21.33%
other: 72% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.02 cu km/yr
per capita: 213 cu m/yr (1996) |
Natural hazards:
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flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world |
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