levisions:
6,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.dm

Internet hosts:
263 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
16 (2000)

Internet users:
20,500 (2005)

Transportation Dominica

Airports:
2 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006)

Roadways:
total: 780 km
paved: 393 km
unpaved: 387 km (1999)

Merchant marine:
total: 48 ships (1000 GRT or over) 634,668 GRT/1,100,558 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 24, chemical tanker 4, container 2,
petroleum tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1,
vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 45 (Estonia 11, Germany 1, Greece 5, Latvia 1, Norway
1, NZ 4, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 9, Syria 1, Turkey 3,
UAE 2, Ukraine 2) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Portsmouth, Roseau

Military Dominica

Military branches:
no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force
(includes coast guard)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 18,227 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 15,136 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 602 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA

Transnational Issues Dominica

Disputes - international:
Dominica is the only Caribbean state to challenge Venezuela's
sovereignty claim over Aves Island and joins the other island
nations in challenging whether the feature sustains human
habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS), which permits Venezuela to extend its Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf claims over a large
portion of the Caribbean Sea

Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe;
minor cannabis producer; anti-money-laundering enforcement is weak,
making the country particularly vulnerable to money laundering

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Dominican Republic

Introduction Dominican Republic

Background:
Explored and claimed by Christopher COLUMBUS on his first voyage in
1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish
conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain
recognized French dominion over the western