Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.4 years male: 74.55 years female: 80.4 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.93 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
Ethnic divisions: black, Carib Indians
Religions: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%
Languages: English (official), French patois
Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970 est.)
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94%
Government —————
Name of country:
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Dominica
conventional short form: Dominica
Data code: DO