Transportation Dominica
Airports: 2 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006)
Roadways: total: 780 km paved: 393 km unpaved: 387 km (1999)
Merchant marine:
total: 48 ships (1000 GRT or over) 634,668 GRT/1,100,558 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 24, chemical tanker 4, container 2,
petroleum tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1,
vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 45 (Estonia 11, Germany 1, Greece 5, Latvia 1, Norway
1, NZ 4, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 9, Syria 1, Turkey 3,
UAE 2, Ukraine 2) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Portsmouth, Roseau
Military Dominica
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force
(includes coast guard)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 18,227 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 15,136 (2005 est.)