Dominica Government

Dominica is a parliamentary democracy or a republic democracy, where the president is the head of state. The cabinet controls all executive power, and the prime minister is the head of government. The House of Assembly comprises of 30 members. Dominica is unique amongst its Caribbean counterparts for never having been a Commonwealth realm, i.e., it was never reliant on Great Britain.

Dominica experienced its first election in 1832. The country is mostly defined by a two-party system. Previously, Dominica was a three-party system before two parties, the Dominica Freedom Party and the Dominica Labour Party, joined together to form a coalition government. In Dominica, the prime minister has to call any election, and can do so with 25 days worth of notice. It is then up to the elections commission to orchestrate the election.

The white building was built in 1811 using the The House of Assembly of Dominica is a Georgian-colonial style building in Roseau. The president’s residence is also located along the same street of the House of Assembly. It is relatively new, as it was constructed from 2011-2014.

The main political parties of Dominica are the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) and the United Workers' Party (UWP). Smaller parties that exist include the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), the Dominica Progressive party (DPP), the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) and the People's Party of Dominica (PPOD).

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Roseau
Languages	English (official), French patois
Ethnic Groups	Black 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)
Religion	Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 28.6% (includes Evangelical 6.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.1%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, other 1.2%), Rastafarian 1.3%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 0.3%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.1% (2001 est.)
Government	Parliamentary republic
Independance	3 November 1978 (from the UK)
Area	751.00 km²
Land Area	751.00 km²
Population	73,757.00 Population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
GDP(PPP)	$812,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$11,400.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partner is Japan.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are bananas, soap, bay oil, and vegetables.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, and chemicals.
Climate	Tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Terrain	Rugged mountains of volcanic origin
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