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Dominica
Dominica covers about 730 km² (282 mi²), the 188th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 730km²Area, main territory
- 75,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Dominica
Facts
| Area, main territory | 730 km²282 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 751 km²Wikidata · 2.8% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Roseau |
| Population | 75,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 102 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 16°N |
| In other languages | Dominique Français · ドミニカ国 日本語 · 多米尼克 中文 · 도미니카 연방 한국어 |
| Continent | North America#18 of 27 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Dominica
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 23,251× the size of Dominica.
- Dominica lies at 15°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Dominica's main territory stretches about 48 km north to south and 26 km east to west.
- Our measured 730 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 751 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Dominica measures up
Dominica holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 27 countries listed for North America. In Caribbean it is the 7th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 730 km² | 186th of 239 |
| Population | 75,000 | 200th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 15.4°N | 118th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Dominica is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 334 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 490 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 511 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 750 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 4,314 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 11,602 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 12,936 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 23,251 its size |
Where Dominica sits
- Dominica's centre lies at 15.4°N, 61.4°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,720 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 15°N to 16°N, about 50 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11