Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates 15 25 N, 61 20 W

Map references Central America and the Caribbean

Area
total: 754 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 754 sq km

Area - comparative slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 148 km

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

Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall

Terrain rugged mountains of volcanic origin

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Morne Diablatins 1,447 m

Natural resources timber, hydropower, arable land

Land use
arable land: 4%
permanent crops: 16%
other: 80% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, 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 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

NOTE: The information regarding Dominica on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominica Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominica Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.