Population: 86,285 (July 1991), growth rate 1.7% (1991)

Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Dominican(s); adjective--Dominican

Ethnic divisions: mostly black; some Carib indians

Religion: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%

Language: English (official); French patois widely spoken

Literacy: 94% (male 94%, female 94%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)

Labor force: 25,000; agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% (1984)

Organized labor: 25% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Dominica on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominica People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominica People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.