

The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km 2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. It is geographically situated as part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island.

Dominica ( / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə/ or / d ə ˈ m ɪ n ɪ k ə/ ( listen) Kalinago: Wai‘tu kubuli French: Dominique Dominican Creole French: Dominik), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean.
