Sport In Dominica
Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 61°20′00″W / 15.41667°N 61.33333°W / 15.41667; -61.33333
Commonwealth of Dominica Waitukubuli | ||||
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Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour | ||||
Location of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. | ||||
Capital and largest city |
Roseau 15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W / 15.300; -61.383 |
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Official languages | English | |||
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Demonym | Dominican | |||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | |||
- | President | Eliud Williams | ||
- | Prime Minister | Roosevelt Skerrit | ||
Legislature | House of Assembly | |||
Independence | ||||
- | from the United Kingdom | 3 November 1978 | ||
Area | ||||
- | Total | 750 km (184th) 290 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 1.6 | ||
Population | ||||
- | July 2009 estimate | 72,660 (195th) | ||
- | 2011 census | 71,293 | ||
- | Density | 105/km (95th) 272/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||
- | Total | $1.002 billion | ||
- | Per capita | $14,166 | ||
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||
- | Total | $497 million | ||
- | Per capita | $7,022 | ||
HDI (2013) | 0.745 high |
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Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD ) |
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Time zone | Eastern Caribbean (UTC–4) | |||
Drives on the | left | |||
Calling code | +1-767 | |||
ISO 3166 code | DM | |||
Internet TLD | .dm |
Dominica ( /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ DOM-i-NEE-kə; French: Dominique; Kali‘na (Carib): Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of 1,447 metres (4,747 ft). The Commonwealth of Dominica had a population of 71,293 at the 2011 Census. The capital is Roseau which is located on the leeward side of the island.
Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its unspoiled natural beauty. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, Boiling Lake. The island features lush mountainous rainforests, home of many 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 (also known as the Imperial Amazon), the island's national bird, is featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy is heavily dependent on both tourism and agriculture.
Christopher Columbus named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (dominica in Latin), November 3, 1493. In the hundred years after Columbus's landing, Dominica remained isolated, and even more Caribs settled there after being driven from surrounding islands as European powers entered the region. France formally ceded possession of Dominica to Great Britain in 1763. Great Britain then established a small colony on the island in 1805.
The emancipation of African slaves occurred throughout the British Empire in 1834, and, in 1838, Dominica became the first British Caribbean colony to have a legislature controlled by a black majority. In 1896, the United Kingdom reassumed governmental control of Dominica, turning it into a Crown colony. Half a century later, from 1958 to 1962, Dominica became a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation. On November 3, 1978, Dominica became an independent nation.
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