General Reference
- Pronunciation: /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ dom-i-NEE-kə
- Common English country name: Dominica
- Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Dominica
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Dominican
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Dominica
- ISO country codes: DM, DMA, 212
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .dm
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