Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970)
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94%
Labor force: 25,000
by occupation: agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services
28% (1984)
@Dominica:Government
Names:
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica
conventional short form: Dominica
Digraph: DO
Type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Roseau
Administrative divisions: 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David,
Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint
Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
Independence: 3 November 1978 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 3 November (1978)