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Dominica

Location In the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, between Caribbean Sea, N Atlantic Ocean
Latitude and longitude  15 25 N, 61 20 W
Sovereignty Independent
United Nations member? Yes
Political status notes Officially, "Commonwealth of Dominica"
Population  73,596
Census notes 2009
Land area in square kilometers 751
Capital  Roseau

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica, from the Political Database of the Americas, Georgetown University

Other legal documents online

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court judgments

Sources and other useful websites

Association of Caribbean States, Total Population 
Description du droit national, from Droit francophone (French)
Dominica, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003)
Dominica, globalEDGE Country Insight from Michigan State University
Dominica, from the World Bank Group
Country profile: Dominica, from the BBC News
Independent States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
LLRX.Com, Guide to Caribbean Law Research, by Yemisi Dina
Our Nature Island, from the Official Website of Dominica
United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country Profile: Dominica, Commonwealth of
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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