dominica investment information checklist prepared by national development corporation valley road po box 293 roseau commonwealth of www investdominica dm last update june 2005 country demographics population 69 625 2001 growth rate 0 2 literacy 95 unemployment 15 7 workforce 33 228 language english is the official a french creole also spoken geographic land mass 289 square miles 750 kilometers location caribbean sea 1400 south miami florida capital city other principal urban centres portsmouth grand bay marigot ports woodbridge 40 ft draught with roll on off facilities bayfront cruise ship berth cabrits airports melville hall airport canefield temperature 80 degrees fahrenheit annual average time zone gmt 4 est 1 phone codes code 767 plus seven digit number economic and financial gross domestic product constant prices us 157 60 million 2004 per capita gdp 6 150 preliminary 3 56 imports 144 25million cif exports 39 36million fob foreign debt 129 17million inflation 67 currency exchange 00 ec 70