Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica · Caribbean
Dominica is a country in Caribbean, with Roseau as its capital, home to about 65,871 people. Dominica shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Roseau |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD $) |
| Calling code | +1767 |
| ISO codes | DM / DMA / 212 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇩🇲 |
| Population | 65,871 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 751 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .dm |
| Demonym | Dominican |
What does the flag of Dominica mean?
Dominica's flag, designed by the playwright Alwin Bully and adopted at independence on 3 November 1978, centres on the Sisserou parrot, the endangered national bird found nowhere else on Earth, standing on a red disc that represents justice. The green field stands for the island's lush vegetation, and the three-coloured cross represents the Trinity, its yellow, black and white stripes standing for the island's original inhabitants, its fertile soil and its pure water. The ten green stars around the parrot represent Dominica's ten parishes, and the parrot's plumage makes this one of the very few national flags in the world to contain the colour purple.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Dominica
About Dominica
Dominica, officially Commonwealth of Dominica, is a United Nations member state in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is Roseau. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($), using the code XCD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Dominica for Roseau’s own facts and history.
To call Dominica from abroad, dial the country code +1767. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes DM (alpha-2) and DMA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 65,871.
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How Dominica compares
- Area: 751 km², ranking 173 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 65,871, ranking 185 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 88 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 7 other countries and territories use the Eastern Caribbean dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Dominica
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.