ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU,
ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Swinburne A.S. LESTRADE
chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
telephone: [1] (202) 364-6781
FAX: [1] (202) 364-6791
consulate(s) general: New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to
Barbados is accredited to Dominica

Flag description:
green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical
part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal
part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center
of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10
green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent
the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)

Economy Dominica

Economy - overview:
The Dominican economy depends on agriculture, primarily bananas,
and remains highly vulnerable to climatic conditions and
international economic developments. Tourism has increased as the
government seeks to promote Dominica as an "ecotourism" destination.
Development of the tourism industry remains difficult, however,
because of the rugged coastline, lack of beaches, and the absence of
an international airport. The government began a comprehensive
restructuring of the economy in 2003 - including elimination of
price controls, privatization of the state banana company, and tax
increases - to address Dominica's economic crisis and to meet IMF
targets. In order to diversify the island's production base, the
government is attempting to develop an offshore financial sector and
is planning to construct an oil refinery on the eastern part of the
island.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$384 million (2003 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
$279 million (2005)

GDP - real growth rate:
3.1% (2005 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$3,800 (2005 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 17.7%
industry: 32.8%
services: 49.5% (2004 est.)

Labor force:
25,000 (1999 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 40%
industry: 32%
services: 28%

Unemployment rate:
23% (2000 est.)

Population below poverty line:
30% (2002 est.)

Household income or consumption by p