Terrain
Rugged mountains of volcanic origin
Climate
Tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
People
Nationality: Dominican(s)
Population: 73,449 (July 2014 est.)
Languages: English (official), French patois
Religions
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 20.6% (Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Economy
The economy has been dependent on agriculture, primarily bananas, in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an "ecotourism" destination. Moreover, Dominica has successfully developed an offshore medical education sector. In order to diversify the island's economy, the government is also attempting to develop an offshore financial industry and plans to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources.