Dominica
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| National
motto: The Land, The People, The Light | ||||
| Official language | English | |||
| Political
status | Former colony of the U.K Independence on November 3, 1978 | |||
| Capital | Roseau | |||
| President | Nicholas Liverpool | |||
| Prime Minister | Pierre Charles | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked
221th 754 km² 1,6% | |||
| Population
- Total (2002) - Density | Ranked
212th 70,000 139,5/km² | |||
| Currency | East Caribbean Dollar | |||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |||
| National anthem | None | |||
| Internet TLD | .dm | |||
| Calling Code | 767 | |||
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a parliamentary democracy within The Commonwealth of Nations. The name is pronounced "Dom-in-EEK-a," with the accent on the third syllable. The island was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Commonly referred to as The Nature Island", Dominica is largely covered by lush rainforest, and is home to the world's second-largest boiling lake.
The capital is Roseau.
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From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.