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Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

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located in the Caribbean Sea. In Latin, its name means "Sunday", which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus. Dominica's pre-Columbian name was ''Wai'tu kubuli'', which means "Tall is her body". The Carib Territory was established for the indigenous people of the island. Because the island lies between two French

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Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

to the north and Martinique to the south, and because it was colonized by France for a time, it is sometimes called "French Dominica". However, its official language is English, though a French creole is commonly spoken. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its largely unspoiled natural environment. It is one of the youngest islands in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal- volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest boiling lake. The island features lush mountainous rainforests, home of many very rare plant, animal, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall can be expected inland. The sisserou parrot, the island's national bird, is featured on the

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. Dominica's economy is heavily dependent on both tourism and agriculture.

General Reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name:

* Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Dominica * Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Dominican *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(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 .dm is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Commonwealth of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. Registrants of a second-level .dm domain get the corresponding third-level names within .com.dm, .net.dm and .org.dm automatica ...

Geography of Dominica

Geography of Dominica Dominica is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located about halfway between the French islands of Guadeloupe (to the north) and Martinique (to the south). Its coordinates are 15 25 N, 61 20 W. It is known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" ...

* Dominica is: a country * Location: **

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and Western Hemisphere ***

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

(though not on the mainland) ** Atlantic Ocean ***

North Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and ...

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Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

***** Antilles ****** Lesser Antilles ******* Windward Islands ** Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time ( UTC-04) ** Extreme points of Dominica *** High:

Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe. Morne Diablotins is located in the no ...

*** Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: 148 km * Population of Dominica: 67,000 - 195th most populous country * * Area of Dominica: 754 km² *

Atlas of Dominica An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographi ...

Environment of Dominica

* Climate of Dominica * Renewable energy in Dominica * Geology of Dominica * Protected areas of Dominica ** Biosphere reserves in Dominica **

National parks of Dominica National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* Wildlife of Dominica ** Fauna of Dominica *** Amphibians and reptiles of Dominica ***

Birds of Dominica Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...

*** Butterflies of Dominica *** Decapod crustaceans of Dominica ***

Mammals of Dominica Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

*** Non-marine molluscs of Dominica

Natural geographic features of Dominica

* Bodies of water ** Bays of Dominica **

Islands of Dominica Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are ref ...

Lakes of Dominica A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Rivers of Dominica Dominica is an island-nation in the Caribbean that is part of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands. * Anse Du Mé River * Aouya River * Balthazar River * Barry River * Batali River * Beauplan River * Belfast River * Bell Hall River * Bel ...

*** Waterfalls of Dominica * Landforms **

Mountains of Dominica A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

*** Volcanoes in Dominica ** Valleys of Dominica * World Heritage Sites in Dominica

Regions of Dominica

Ecoregions of Dominica

List of ecoregions in Dominica

Administrative divisions of Dominica

Parishes of Dominica

=Municipalities of Dominica

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Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Dominica: Roseau * Cities of Dominica

Demography of Dominica

Demographics of Dominica This is a demography of the population of Dominica including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,2 ...

Government and politics of Dominica

Politics of Dominica The politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governme ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: parliamentary

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

of Dominica: Roseau * Elections in Dominica *

Political parties in Dominica This article lists political parties in Dominica. Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. T ...

Branches of the government of Dominica

Government of Dominica The politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the govern ...

Executive branch of the government of Dominica

* Head of state: President of Dominica, Nicholas Liverpool * Head of government:

Prime Minister of Dominica The prime minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Nominally, the position was created on November 3, 1978 when Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom. Hitherto, the position existed de facto ...

, Roosevelt Skerritt *

Cabinet of Dominica The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed by the President of Dominica acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister of Dominica. Ministers of Dominica (17 December 2019 – present) * Roosevelt Skerrit: Prime Minister, Minister fo ...

Legislative branch of the government of Dominica

House of Assembly of Dominica The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twen ...

( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Dominica

Court system of Dominica

Foreign relations of Dominica

Foreign relations of Dominica * Diplomatic missions in Dominica *

Diplomatic missions of Dominica This is a list of diplomatic missions of Dominica, excluding honorary consulates. Dominica's embassy and mission to the European Union in Brussels and its embassy in Morocco is shared with other East Caribbean states. Africa * ** Rabat (Emba ...

International organization membership

The Commonwealth of Dominica is a member of: * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean The OPANAL (which stands for el Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América Latina y el Caribe) is an international organization which promotes a non-aggression pact and nuclear disarmament in much of the Americas. In Eng ...

(OPANAL) *

Caribbean Community and Common Market The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote econom ...

(Caricom) * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) * Commonwealth of Nations * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) *'' Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' (OIF) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) * Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Dominica

Law of Dominica Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

Constitution of Dominica The politics of Dominica takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governme ...

* Crime in Dominica * Human rights in Dominica **

LGBT rights in Dominica Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Dominica face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Sodomy, also known as "buggery", is illegal for both heterosexuals and homosexuals. Dominica provides no recognition ...

** Freedom of religion in Dominica * Dominica Police Force

Military of Dominica

Military of Dominica The Dominica Defense Forces (DDF) was the military of the Commonwealth of Dominica. There has been no standing army in Dominica since 1981, when the Defense Force was disbanded in 1981 following two violent coup attempts against Dame Eugenia Ch ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Dominica * Forces ** Army of Dominica ** Navy of Dominica ** Air Force of Dominica ** Special forces of Dominica * Military history of Dominica * Military ranks of Dominica

Local government in Dominica

Local government in Dominica * Carib Territory

History of Dominica

History of Dominica The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of th ...

* Timeline of the history of Dominica * Current events of Dominica * Military history of Dominica

Culture of Dominica

Culture of Dominica The culture of Dominica is formed by the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, it was the Taíno and Island Caribs (Kalinago) tri ...

Architecture of Dominica Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

* Cuisine of Dominica * Festivals in Dominica * Languages of Dominica * Media in Dominica * National symbols of Dominica ** Coat of arms of Dominica **

Flag of Dominica The flag of Dominica was adopted on 3 November 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990. The original flag was designed by playwright Alwin Bully in early 1978 as the country prepared for independence. It is one o ...

** National anthem of Dominica * People of Dominica *

Public holidays in Dominica This is a list of public holidays in Dominica. References

{{North America topic, Public holidays in Lists of public holidays by country, Dominica Dominica culture Events in Dominica Public holidays in the Caribbean, Dominica ...

* Records of Dominica *

Religion in Dominica The most common religion in Dominica is Christianity, with a majority of practitioners identifying as Roman Catholic. Various minority religious groups are also present on the island. The constitution of Dominica establishes the freedom of relig ...

** Christianity in Dominica ***

Roman Catholicism in Dominica The Catholic Church in Dominica is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. 61.4% of Dominica's population of 73,449 are Catholic. The entire country is under the jurisdiction of a single diocese ...

** Hinduism in Dominica **

Islam in Dominica Dominica is an overwhelmingly Christian majority country, with adherents of Islam being a minuscule minority. Due to secular nature of the Dominica's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. ...

** Judaism in Dominica ** Sikhism in Dominica * World Heritage Sites in Dominica

Art in Dominica

* Art in Dominica * Cinema of Dominica * Literature of Dominica * Music of Dominica * Television in Dominica * Theatre in Dominica

Sports in Dominica

Sports in Dominica *

Football in Dominica The sport of association football in the country of Dominica is run by the Dominica Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Dominica Championship. Football is the most popular sport in Dominica ...

* Dominica at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Dominica

Economy of Dominica The economy of Dominica is reliant upon agriculture, particularly bananas, with the financial services industry and passport sales becoming increasingly the island's largest source of income. Banana production employs, directly or indirectly, upw ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 183rd (one hundred and eighty third) * Agriculture in Dominica * Banking in Dominica **

National Bank of Dominica The National Bank of Dominica Ltd. is a financial services firm in headquartered in Roseau, Dominica. It is the largest financial institution in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The bank was set up in 1978 as a state owned bank and was privatized ...

Communications in Dominica Telecommunications in Dominica comprises telephone, radio, television and internet services. The primary regulatory authority is the National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission which regulates all related industries to comply with The Telecomm ...

Internet in Dominica Telecommunications in Dominica comprises telephone, radio, television and internet services. The primary regulatory authority is the National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission which regulates all related industries to comply with The Telecomm ...

* Companies of Dominica * Currency of Dominica: Dollar **

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: XCD * Energy in Dominica ** Energy policy of Dominica ** Oil industry in Dominica * Mining in Dominica *

Tourism in Dominica Tourism in Dominica consists mostly of hiking in the rain forest and visiting cruise ships. Dominica's tourist industry is in its infancy compared to other Caribbean islands. For many years its rugged terrain, lack of white beaches, and underdevel ...

* Transportation in Dominica **

Airports in Dominica List of airports in Dominica, sorted by location. __TOC__ List See also * Transport in Dominica * List of airports by ICAO code: T#TD - Dominica External links *Lists of airports in Dominica: Great Circle MapperThe Airport Guide** { ...

** Rail transport in Dominica ** Roads in Dominica * Dominica Stock Exchange

Education in Dominica

Education in Dominica * Universities in Dominica

Health in Dominica

* Health care in Dominica

References

External links

Commons: Dominica
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Official website
of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica *
Discover Dominica: Nature Island of the Caribbean
- Official government tourism website by the Discover Dominica Authority {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominica