The Commonwealth of Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , 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 and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

, commonly known as Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , 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 and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

, is a sovereign island nation

Island nation

An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 located in the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

. The name is . In Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

, its name means "Sunday", which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...

.

Dominica's pre-Columbian

Pre-Columbian

The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...

 name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body".http://www.dominica.dm/site/dominica.cfm The Carib Territory

Carib Territory

The Carib Territory or Carib Reserve is a district in the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica. It was established for the descendants of the indigenous Carib people, also known as the Kalinago, who inhabited Dominica prior to European colonization and settlement.The Carib Territory was officially...

 was established for the indigenous people of the island. Because the island lies between two French overseas departments

Département d'outre-mer

An overseas department is a department of France that is outside metropolitan France. They have the same political status as metropolitan departments. As integral parts of France and the European Union, overseas departments are represented in the National Assembly, Senate, and Economic and Social...

, Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

 to the north and Martinique

Martinique

Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...

 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

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, though a French creole

Antillean Creole

Antillean Creole is a creole language with a vocabulary based on French. It is spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary also include elements of Carib and African languages. Antillean Creole is related to Haitian Creole, but has a number of distinctive features; they are...

 is commonly spoken.

Dominica has been nickname

Nickname

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d the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its seemingly unspoiled natural beauty. It is one of the youngest islands in the Lesser Antilles

Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

 activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest boiling lake

Boiling Lake

Dominica's Boiling Lake is situated in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park - Dominica's World Heritage site. It is a flooded fumarole 6.5 miles east of Roseau, Dominica. It is filled with bubbling greyish-blue water that is usually enveloped in a cloud of vapour. The lake is approximately 200 ft ...

. The island features lush mountain

Mountain

Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

ous 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 national flag

Flag of Dominica

The flag of Dominica was adopted on November 3, 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990.The flag, adopted in 1978, features the national bird emblem, the sisserou parrot, which also appears on the coat of arms granted July 21, 1961. This parrot is unique to Dominica...

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

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dominica:

General Reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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  :
• Common English country name: Dominica
  Dominica
  Dominica , 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 and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Dominica
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Dominican
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Dominica
• ISO country codes: DM, DMA, 212
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:DM
  ISO 3166-2:DM
  ISO 3166-2:DM is the entry for Dominica in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Dominica, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
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  : .dm
  .dm
  .dm is the country code top-level domain for Dominica. Registrants of a second-level .dm domain get the corresponding third-level names within .com.dm, .net.dm and .org.dm automatically included...
  
  

Geography of Dominica

• Dominica is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
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    • North America
      North America
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       (though not on the mainland
      Mainland
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      )
  • Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
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    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        Caribbean
        The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
        
        
        • Antilles
          Antilles
          The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
          
          
          • Lesser Antilles
            Lesser Antilles
            The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
            
            
            • Windward Islands
              Windward Islands
              The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...
              
              
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Dominica
    • High: Morne Diablotins
      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...
      
       1447 m (4,747 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea
      Caribbean Sea
      The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
      
       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

Environment of Dominica

• Climate of Dominica
• Environmental issues in Dominica
• Ecoregions in Dominica
• Renewable energy in Dominica
• Geology of Dominica
• Protected areas of Dominica
  • Biosphere reserves in Dominica
  • National parks of Dominica
• Wildlife of Dominica
  Wildlife of Dominica
  There are numerous species of plants and animals on the island of Dominica. Some of these are island endemics, while others are found on other Caribbean islands; some are found on the mainland.-Animals:...
  
  
  • Flora of Dominica
  • Fauna of Dominica
    • Birds of Dominica
    • Mammals of Dominica

Natural geographic features of Dominica

• Fjords of Dominica
• Glaciers of Dominica
• Islands of Dominica
• Lakes of Dominica
• Mountains of Dominica
  • Volcanoes in Dominica
• Rivers of Dominica
  • Waterfalls of Dominica
• Valleys of Dominica
• World Heritage Sites in Dominica

Ecoregions of Dominica

Main article: Ecoregions in Dominica

Municipalities of Dominica

• Capital of Dominica: Roseau
• Cities of Dominica

Government and politics of Dominica

Main article: Government of Dominica and Politics of Dominica

Politics of Dominica

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 government. Legislative power is vested in both the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
  A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   republic
  Republic
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• Capital of Dominica: Roseau

• Elections in Dominica
  Elections in Dominica
  Elections in Dominica have been taking place since 1832. Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senators, the Speaker and 1 ex-officio member...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Dominica
• Political scandals of Dominica
• Taxation in Dominica

Executive branch of the government of Dominica

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Dominica, Nicholas Liverpool
  Nicholas Liverpool
  Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool is a Dominican politician and jurist who has served as the sixth President of Dominica since October 2, 2003....
  
  
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Dominica
  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...
  
  , Roosevelt Skerritt
• Cabinet of Dominica
  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:...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Dominica

• House of Assembly 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 twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and an...
  
   (unicameral)

Foreign relations of Dominica

• Diplomatic missions in Dominica
• Diplomatic missions of Dominica
  Diplomatic missions of Dominica
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Dominica, excluding honorary consulates. Dominica has some diplomatic missions.-Europe:** Brussels ** Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe ** London -North America:...
  
  

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 (OPANAL)
• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank
  Caribbean Development Bank
  The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member countries...
  
   (CDB)
• Commonwealth of Nations
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO) (subscriber)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
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   (OAS)
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
• United Nations
  United Nations
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   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
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   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
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   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
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   (WMO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
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   (WTO)

Law and order in Dominica

Main article: Law of Dominica

• Capital punishment in Dominica
• Constitution of Dominica
• Crime in Dominica
• Human rights in Dominica
  • LGBT rights in Dominica
    LGBT rights in Dominica
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Dominica face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Dominica....
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Dominica
• Law enforcement in Dominica

Military of Dominica

Main article: Military of Dominica

Military of Dominica

The military of Dominica consists of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force .Military expenditures - dollar figure:$NAMilitary expenditures - percent of GDP:NA%...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    :
    • 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

History of Dominica

Main article: History of Dominica

History of Dominica

The Arawaks were guided to Dominica, and other islands of the Caribbean, by the South Equatorial Current from the waters of the Orinoco River. These descendants of the early Taínos were overthrown by the Kalinago tribe of the Caribs.....

, Timeline of the history of Dominica, and Current events of Dominica

• Economic history of Dominica
• Military history of Dominica

Culture of Dominica

Main article: Culture of Dominica

Culture of Dominica

Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, the Arawaks and Kalinago Carib tribes remained by the time European settlers reached the island. 'Massacre' is a name of a river dedicated to the murders of the Native villagers by French...

• Architecture of Dominica
• Cuisine of Dominica
  Cuisine of Dominica
  Dominica cuisine is the cuisine of the island nation of Dominica. The cuisine is rooted in creole techniques with local produce flavored by spices found on the island. -Foods:...
  
  
• Ethnic minorities in Dominica
• Festivals in Dominica
• Humor in Dominica
• Languages of Dominica
• Media in Dominica
• National symbols of Dominica
  • Coat of arms of Dominica
    Coat of arms of Dominica
    The coat of arms of Dominica was adopted on July 21, 1961. It consists of a shield with two guardian Sisserou Parrots bracing the shield atop of which is a raging lion. The quadrants of the shield depict a canoe, a banana tree, a palm and a frog of the native species known as the mountain chicken...
    
    
  • Flag of Dominica
    Flag of Dominica
    The flag of Dominica was adopted on November 3, 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990.The flag, adopted in 1978, features the national bird emblem, the sisserou parrot, which also appears on the coat of arms granted July 21, 1961. This parrot is unique to Dominica...
    
    
  • National anthem of Dominica
• People of Dominica
• Prostitution in Dominica
• Public holidays in Dominica
  Public holidays in Dominica
  This is a list of public holidays in Dominica....
  
  
• Records of Dominica
• Religion in Dominica
  Religion in Dominica
  According to the 2001 population and housing census, approximately 61 percent of Dominica's population is Roman Catholic. Followers of evangelical churches represent 18 percent of the population, Seventh-day Adventists 6 percent, and Methodists 3.7 percent...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Dominica
  • Christianity in Dominica
  • Hinduism in Dominica
  • Islam in Dominica
    Islam in Dominica
    Statistics for Islam in Dominica are not readily available. According to the International Religious Freedom Report in 2005, followers of minority religions and denominations, which range in number from 1.6 percent to 0.2 percent of the population, include Rastafarians, Jehovah's Witnesses,...
    
    
  • 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
  Music of Dominica
  The music of Dominica plays an important role in the social and culture life of the Antillean island of Dominica. The Nature island boasts of Cadence-lypso, a genre developed in Dominica and made popular in the French deparments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It spread through France and was very...
  
  
• Television in Dominica
• Theatre in Dominica

Sports in Dominica

Main article: Sports in Dominica

• Football in Dominica
  Football in Dominica
  The sport of 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
  Dominica at the Olympics
  Dominica first competed at the Olympic Games in 1996, and has participated in each Games since then. Dominica has yet to win any medals at the Olympic Games....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Dominica

Main article: Economy of Dominica

Economy of Dominica

Agriculture, with bananas as the principal crop, is still Dominica's economic mainstay. Banana production employs, directly or indirectly, upwards of one-third of the work force. This sector is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 183rd (one hundred and eighty third)

• Agriculture in Dominica
• Banking in Dominica
  • National Bank of Dominica
    National Bank of Dominica
    The National Commercial Bank of Dominica was created by Act No 27 of 1976 by the Parliament of Dominica The bank officially opened for business on March 15, 1978 with the Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank bank as a wholly owned subsidiary...
    
    
• Communications in Dominica
  • Internet in Dominica
• Companies of Dominica

• Currency of Dominica
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Dollar
  East Caribbean dollar
  The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight of the nine members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : XCD
    XCD
    XCD can refer to:* East Caribbean dollar* Champforgeuil Airport * Xerez Club Deportivo, Spanish football club* a Compact Disc container format standard for multimedia content...
    
    

• Economic history of Dominica
• Energy in Dominica
  • Energy policy of Dominica
  • Oil industry in Dominica
• Mining in Dominica
• Tourism in Dominica
  Tourism in Dominica
  Tourism in Dominica is mostly based around 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 underdeveloped infrastructure prevented large-scale tourist...
  
  
• Transport in Dominica
  Transport in Dominica
  Railways:There are no railways on DominicaHighways:There are a total of 780 km of highways and roads in Dominica, 393 km of which are paved, leaving 387 unpaved, according to a 1996 estimate. In Dominica, driving is on the left-hand side of the road...
  
  

• Dominica Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Dominica

• Health care in Dominica
• Transportation in Dominica
  • Airports in Dominica
  • Rail transport in Dominica
  • Roads in Dominica
• Water supply and sanitation in Dominica

See also

• Index of Dominica-related articles
• List of Dominica-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean

External links

• Commons: Dominica

• 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