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Dominica
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Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic or Domenica.
For other uses, see Dominican (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 15°25′N 61°20′W / 15.417°N 61.333°W / 15.417; -61.333
Commonwealth of Dominica
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: "Apres Bondie, C'est La Ter"[1] (Dominican Creole French)
"Post deum terra est " (Latin)
"After God is the earth"
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour
Location of Dominica (circled in red)
in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Capital
and largest city
Roseau
15°18′N 61°23′W / 15.300°N 61.383°W / 15.300; -61.383
Official languages
English
Vernacular
languages
Dominican Creole French
Ethnic groups (2001[2])
86.6% Black
9.1% Mixed
2.9% Indigenous
1.3% other
0.2% unspecified
Religion
94.4% Christians
3% Folk religion
0.5% Irreligious
0.1% Muslims
2.0% Other[3]
Demonym
Dominican or Dominiquais
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Charles Savarin
• Prime Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit
Legislature
House of Assembly of Dominica
Independence
• Associated Statehood Act 1967
1 March 1967
• from the United Kingdom
3 November 1978
Area
• Total
750 km2 (290 sq mi) (174th)
• Water (%)
1.6
Population
• 2016 estimate
73,543[4] (195th)
• 2011 census
71,293[5]
• Density
105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP)
2016 estimate
• Total
$808 million[6]
• Per capita
$11,429[6]
GDP (nominal)
2016 estimate
• Total
$521 million[6]
• Per capita
$7,362[6]
HDI (2014)
0.724[7]
high · 94th
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone
Eastern Caribbean (UTC–4)
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+1-767
ISO 3166 code
DM
Internet TLD
.dm
Dominica (/dəˈmɪˌnɪkə/ or /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country.[8] The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.[5]
The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for "Sunday". Great Britain took possession in 1763 after its defeat of France in the Seven Years' War, and it gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.
Its name is pronounced with stress falling either on second syllable of the word, after the Latin word dŏmĭnĭcă "lordly", or on the third syllable, after the French name Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its natural environment.[9] 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, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Early European contact
1.2 French colony
1.3 British colony
1.4 History post-1900
2 Geography and climate
3 Government and administrative divisions
4 Economy
4.1 International trade
4.2 Financial services industry
4.3 Economic citizenship programme
4.4 Tourism
5 Infrastructure
5.1 Air
5.2 Roads
5.3 Green energy
6 Demographics
6.1 Languages
6.2 Religion
6.3 Education
7 Culture
7.1 Cuisine
7.2 Sports
8 Media
9 Gallery
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of Dominica
Early European contact[edit]
The precolonial inhabitants were the Island Caribs. Its pre-Columbian name by the Caribs was Wai‘tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body".[10] The island was named from the Latin word dies Dominica for Sunday, the day on which the island was spotted by Christopher Columbus in November 1493. Some Spanish settled here. But, as European explorers and settlers entered the region, indigenous refugees from surrounding islands settled Dominica and pushed out the Spanish settlers. They went to other areas that were easier to control and had more natural resources.
French colony[edit]
Spain had little success in colonising Dominica. In 1632, the French Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique claimed it and other "Petites Antilles" for France, but no physical occupation took place. Between 1642 and 1650, French missionary Raymond Breton became the first regular European visitor to the island.
In 1660, the French and English agreed that Dominica and St. Vincent should not be settled, but left to the Caribs as neutral territory. But its natural resources attracted expeditions of English and French foresters, who began harvesting timber.[11] In 1690, the French established their first permanent settlements. French woodcutters from Martinique and Guadeloupe began to set up timber camps to supply the French islands with wood, and they gradually became permanent settlers. They brought the first enslaved Africans from West Africa to Dominique, as they called it.
In 1715, a revolt of "poor white" smallholders in the north of Martinique, known as La Gaoulé,[12] caused settlers to migrate to southern Dominique, where they set up smallholdings. Meanwhile, French families and others from Guadeloupe settled in the north. In 1727, the first French commander, M. Le Grand, took charge of the island with a basic French government; Dominique formally became a colony of France, and the island was divided into districts or "quarters".[13] Already installed in Martinique and Guadeloupe, where they cultivated sugarcane on large plantations with enslaved workers, the French gradually developed plantations in Dominique for coffee. They imported so many African slaves to fill the labour demands that the population became predominantly African in ethnicity.
In 1761, during the Seven Years' War in Europe, a British expedition against Dominica led by Andrew Rollo conquered the island, along with several other Caribbean islands. In 1763, France had lost the war and ceded the island to Great Britain under the Treaty of Paris. The same year, the British established a legislative assembly, representing only European colonists. French remained the official language, but Antillean Creole, which had developed from it, was spoken by most of the population. In 1778 the French, with the active co-operation of the population, began the Invasion of Dominica. This was ended by the Treaty of Paris (1783). French invasions in 1795 and 1805 ended in failure.[11]
British colony[edit]
A linen market in 1770s Dominica
Great Britain established a small colony in 1805. It used Dominica as part of the triangular trade, by which slaves were brought to the islands as part of a trade that included shipping sugar and coffee to Europe. The best documented slave estate on the island is Hillsborough Estate, which had 71 male and 68 female slaves. The Greg family were notable: Thomas Hodgson, a brother-in-law, owned a slave ship, and Thomas Greg and his son John Greg part owned sugar plantations on Dominica. In January 1814, 20 slaves absconded. They were recorded as recaptured and punished with 100 lashes applied to the males and 50 for the females. The slaves believed that one of their people had died in the plantation hospital, and they believed he had been poisoned.[14][15]
In 1831, reflecting a liberalisation of official British racial attitudes, the Brown Privilege Bill[16] conferred political and social rights on free blacks (mostly free people of colour, who generally were of mixed race). With the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, Britain ended the institution of slavery throughout its empire, except in India, where it was considered part of the culture.
With freedom came enfranchisement. In 1835, the first three men of African descent were elected to the legislative assembly. Many slaves from the neighbouring French colonial islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique fled to Dominica. In 1838, Dominica became the first colony of the British West Indies to have an elected legislature controlled by an ethnic African majority. Most of these legislators had been free people of color and smallholders or merchants before the abolition of slavery. Their economic and social views were different from the interests of the small, wealthy English planter class. Reacting to a perceived threat to their power, the planters lobbied for more direct British rule.[11]
In 1865, after much agitation and tension, the colonial office replaced the elective assembly with one that had half its members elected and one-half who were appointed. Planters allied with colonial administrators outmaneuvered the elected legislators on many occasions. In 1871, Dominica became part of the British Leeward Islands. The political power of the ethnic African population progressively eroded. Crown colony government was re-established in 1896. All political rights were curtailed for people of colour and blacks, who were the overwhelming majority of the population. Development aid, offered as compensation for disfranchisement, resulted in negligible improvements in conditions for most ethnic Africans.[11]
History post-1900[edit]
In World War I, many Dominicans, mainly the sons of small farmers, volunteered to fight in Europe for the British Empire. After the war, an upsurge of political consciousness throughout the Caribbean led to the formation of the Representative Government Association. Marshaling public frustration with the lack of a voice in governing Dominica, this group won one-third of the popularly elected seats of the legislative assembly in 1924, and one-half in 1936. Shortly thereafter, Dominica was transferred from the Leeward Island Administration.[11] During World War II, some Dominicans volunteered in British and Caribbean forces. Thousands of Free French refugees from Martinique and Guadeloupe escaped to Dominica from the Vichy-controlled French islands. They stayed in Roseau and villages.
Until 1958, Dominica was governed as part of the British Windward Islands. Caribbean islands sought independence from 1958 to 1962, and Dominica became a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation.[11] After the federation dissolved, Dominica in 1967 became an associated state of the United Kingdom, which formally took responsibility for its internal affairs. On 3 November 1978, the Commonwealth of Dominica was granted independence becoming a republic.[17][11] The British Crown was no longer the head of state.
In mid-1979, political discontent led to the formation of an interim government. After the 1980 elections, it was replaced by a government led by the Dominica Freedom Party under Prime Minister Eugenia Charles. She was the Caribbean's first female prime minister. Chronic economic problems were compounded by the severe damages of hurricanes in 1979 and in 1980.
In 1981, Dominica was threatened with a takeover by mercenaries[18] of Operation Red Dog, led by Mike Perdue of Houston and Wolfgang Droege of Toronto. They tried to overthrow the Charles government. These North American mercenaries were to help ex-Prime Minister Patrick John and his Dominica Defence Force regain control of the island, in exchange for control over its future development. The United States FBI was tipped off, and the ship hired to transport the mercenaries never left dock. The mercenaries lacked formal military experience or training, and most of the crew had been misled into joining by the ringleader Mike Perdue. White supremacist Don Black was also jailed for his part in the attempt, which violated US neutrality laws.[19]
By the end of the 1980s, the economy recovered. It weakened again in the 1990s due to a decrease in banana prices and worldwide recession.[11]
In the January 2000 elections, the Edison James United Workers Party (UWP) was defeated by the Dominican Labour Party (DLP), led by Roosevelt P. "Rosie" Douglas. Douglas died after only a few months in office. He was replaced by Pierre Charles, who died in office in January 2004. Roosevelt Skerrit, also of the DLP, replaced Charles as Prime Minister. Under Prime Minister Skerrit's leadership, the DLP won elections in May 2005 that gave the party 12 seats in the 21-member Parliament, to the UWP's 8 seats. An independent candidate affiliated with the DLP won a seat as well. Later, the independent candidate joined the government and one UWP member crossed the aisle, making the total 14 seats for the DLP and 7 for the UWP.[11]
In the December 2009 elections, DLP won 18 of 21 seats. UWP claimed campaign improprieties and boycotted Parliament; by-elections were conducted for two of its seats in July 2010, and the UWP again won the seats.[20] On 17 September 2012 Eliud Thaddeus Williams was sworn in as President, replacing Dr Nicholas Liverpool who was reportedly removed from office due to ill health. On 30 September 2013, former Trade Union Leader and agitator Charles Savarin was elected President having only days before resigned as a Minister of Government.
On 18 September 2017, Dominica suffered a direct landfall from Category 5 Hurricane Maria.[21] Early estimates of damage suggested 90% of the buildings on the island had been destroyed. The infrastructure is also in ruins.[22][23] Britain, France and the Netherlands have set up shipping and air lifts to take aid to the island, but the scale of destruction has left most people homeless and desperate.
Geography and climate[edit]
Dominica is an island in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, located about halfway between the French islands of Guadeloupe (to the north) and Martinique (to the south)
Map of Dominica.
Main article: Geography of Dominica
Dominica is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, the northernmost of the Windward Islands (though it is sometimes considered the southernmost of the Leeward Islands). The size of the country is about 289.5 square miles (750 km2).
Dominica is largely covered by rainforest and is home to the world's second-largest hot spring, Boiling Lake.[24] Dominica has many waterfalls, springs, and rivers. The Calibishie area in the country's northeast has sandy beaches.[25] Some plants and animals thought to be extinct on surrounding islands can still be found in Dominica's forests.[26] The island has several protected areas, including Cabrits National Park, as well as 365 rivers.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a tropical forest blended with volcanic features.[27] It was recognised as a World Heritage Site on 4 April 1995, a distinction it shares with four other Caribbean islands.[28]
The Commonwealth of Dominica is engaged in a long-running dispute with Venezuela over Venezuela's territorial claims to the sea surrounding Isla Aves (literally Bird Island, but in fact called Bird Rock by Dominica authorities),[29] a tiny islet located 140 miles (225 km) west of the island of Dominica.
During a visit to Venezuela, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, in June 2006, stated that Aves Island belongs to Venezuela, ending the territorial claim but not a maritime claim.
There are two primary population centres: Roseau (with 14,725 inhabitants in 2011) and Portsmouth (with 4,167 inhabitants in 2011).
Dominica, known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world possesses the most pristine wilderness in the Caribbean.[30] Originally, it was protected by sheer mountains which led the European powers to build ports and agricultural settlements on other islands. More recently,[when?] the citizens of this island have sought to preserve the natural environment by discouraging the type of high-impact tourism which has damaged nature in other parts of the Caribbean.[citation needed]
Visitors can find large tropical forests, including one which is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites, hundreds of streams, coastlines and coral reefs.
Dominica is home to local artisans and traditional craftsman who cater to tourists, although not a thriving high end art scene.[citation needed]
The Sisserou parrot (Amazona imperialis) is Dominica's national bird and is endemic to its mountain forests. A related species, the Jaco or red-necked parrot (A. arausiaca), is also a Dominican endemic. Both birds are rare and protected, though some forest is still threatened by logging in addition to the long-standing threat of hurricanes.
The Caribbean Sea offshore of the island of Dominica is home to many cetaceans. Most notably a group of sperm whales live in this area year-round. Other cetaceans commonly seen in the area include spinner dolphins, pantropical spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins. Less commonly seen animals include killer whales, false killer whales, pygmy sperm whales, dwarf sperm whales, Risso's dolphins, common dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, humpback whales and Bryde's whales. This makes Dominica a destination for tourists interested in whale-watching.
Dominica is especially vulnerable to hurricanes as the island is located in what is referred to as the hurricane region. In 1979, Hurricane David struck the island as a Category 4 hurricane, causing widespread and extreme damage. On 17 August 2007, Hurricane Dean, a Category 1 hurricane at the time, hit the island. A mother and her seven-year-old son died when a landslide caused by the heavy rains crushed their house.[31] In another incident two people were injured when a tree fell on their house.[32] Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit estimated that 100 to 125 homes were damaged, and that the agricultural sector was extensively damaged, in particular the banana crop.[33] In August 2015, Tropical Storm Erika caused extensive flooding and landslides across the island. Multiple communities were evacuated and upwards of 30 people were killed.[34] According to a Rapid Damage and Impact Assessment prepared for Dominica by the World Bank, the total damage and losses from the storm were US $484.82 million or 90% of Dominica's yearly GDP.[35] Category 5 Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017.[23]
Government and administrative divisions[edit]
Main article: Politics of Dominica
See also: Foreign relations of Dominica
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DOMINICA
Dominica is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations.[8] The capital is Roseau. The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the Caribbean's few republics. The president is the head of state, while executive power rests with the cabinet, headed by the prime minister.[8] The unicameral parliament consists of the 30-member House of Assembly, which consists of 21 directly elected members and nine senators, who may either be appointed by the president or elected by the other members of the House of Assembly.[8]
Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica was never a Commonwealth realm, instead becoming a republic on independence. Dominica is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Dominica is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US military, as covered under Article 98. In January 2008 Dominica joined the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.[citation needed]
Dominica is divided into 10 parishes, given below with their 2011 Census populations:
Saint Andrew Parish (9,471)
Saint David Parish (6,043)
Saint George Parish (21,241)
Saint John Parish (6,561)
Saint Joseph Parish (5,637)
Saint Luke Parish (1,668)
Saint Mark Parish (1,834)
Saint Patrick Parish (7,622)
Saint Paul Parish (9,786)
Saint Peter Parish (1,430)
Economy[edit]
Main article: Economy of Dominica
Graphical depiction of Dominica's product exports in 28 colour-coded categories.
Dominica's currency is the East Caribbean Dollar. In 2008, Dominica had one of the lowest per capita gross domestic product (GDP) rates of Eastern Caribbean states.[36][37] The country nearly had a financial crisis in 2003 and 2004, but Dominica's economy grew by 3.5% in 2005 and 4.0% in 2006, following a decade of poor performance. Growth in 2006 was attributed to gains in tourism, construction, offshore and other services, and some sub-sectors of the banana industry. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently praised the Government of Dominica for its successful macroeconomic reforms. The IMF also pointed out remaining challenges, including the need for further reductions in public debt, increased financial sector regulation, and market diversification.[11]
Bananas and other agriculture dominate Dominica's economy, and nearly one-third of the labour force works in agriculture. This sector, however, is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices. In 2007, Hurricane Dean caused significant damage to the agricultural sector as well as the country's infrastructure, especially roads. In response to reduced European Union (EU) banana trade preferences, the government has diversified the agricultural sector by promoting the production of coffee, patchouli, aloe vera, cut flowers, and exotic fruits such as mango, guava, and papaya.
The expected increase of Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) fees has been suspended with no implementation date in sight, as announced by Hon. Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, in the 2016 budget speech.[38]
International trade[edit]
Dominica is a beneficiary of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) that grants duty-free entry into the United States for many goods. Dominica also belongs to the predominantly English-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).[11]
Financial services industry[edit]
The Commonwealth of Dominica is becoming in recent years a major international financial centre. The largest sectors are "offshore banking, payment processing companies, and general corporate activities". Regulation and supervision of the financial services industry is the responsibility of the Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica (FSU) under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance. There are a number of service providers. These include global financial institutions including Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Canada, Cathedral Investment Bank, First Caribbean International Bank, and The Interoceanic Bank of the Caribbean.
Starting in the mid-late 1990s, offshore financial centres, such as the Commonwealth of Dominica, came under increasing pressure from the OECD for their allegedly harmful tax regimes, where the OECD wished to prevent low-tax regimes from having an advantage in the global marketplace. The OECD threatened to place the Commonwealth of Dominica and other financial centres on a "black list" and impose sanctions against them.[39] However, the Commonwealth of Dominica successfully avoided being placed on the OECD black list by committing to regulatory reform to improve transparency and begin information exchange with OECD member countries about their citizens.[39]
Dominica supposedly offers tax-free status to companies locating from abroad. It is not known how many companies benefit from the tax-free status because of the strict confidentiality the government enforces, although it is known many Internet businesses and hedge funds utilise Dominica for this reason. However, on 12 July 2012 Dominica signed an agreement with Poland to exchange tax information.[40]
Economic citizenship programme[edit]
The Commonwealth of Dominica offers an official and legally mandated economic citizenship to those seeking a valid second passport. The nationality law of Dominica authorises the government to waive the normal requirement of seven years of legal residence to acquire citizenship in exchange for a cash contribution. Total costs excluding all fees for a single applicant are US$100,000, with a discount for additional passports for spouses and children. Alternatively, since 2014, applicants can make a US$200,000 real estate investment, in which case the cost of citizenship is US$50,000.[41] According to officials, the citizenship programme was an economic and fiscal "lifeline" in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika, and its new investment option had become the main source of Foreign Direct Investment into Dominica by early 2016.[42] The Dominica passport holders can travel without a visa, or obtain a visa upon entry, to over 100 countries and territories, including the United Kingdom and the Schengen zone. Applying for Dominica citizenship requires interacting with official Government Approved Economic Citizenship Agents.[43]
The government's management of the economic citizenship programme and a perceived lack of transparency in the use of the revenues generated are a frequent topic of heated domestic political controversy. Referring to the opposition, Prime Minister Skerrit in 2016 stated that "If they can discredit the Citizenship by Investment Program and make Dominica an unattractive place to obtain citizenship, then revenues would fall and the government would not be able to rebuild the country. Or, the government would then have to increase taxes on the people; making itself unpopular in their sight."[44] Lennox Linton, leader of the opposition United Workers Party, has stated that if elected, he would continue the citizenship programme while making its operations more transparent.[45]
Tourism[edit]
Dominica is mostly volcanic and has few beaches; therefore, tourism has developed more slowly than on neighbouring islands. Nevertheless, Dominica's mountains, rainforests, freshwater lakes, hot springs, waterfalls, and diving spots make it an attractive eco-tourism destination. Cruise ship stopovers have increased following the development of modern docking and waterfront facilities in Roseau, the capital.[11] Out of 22 Caribbean islands tracked, Dominica had the fewest visitors in 2008 (55,800 or 0.3% of the total). This was about half as many as visited Haiti.[46] The volcanic nature of the island has attracted scuba divers.
Infrastructure[edit]
Air[edit]
There are two regional airports on the island, but no international airports. Therefore, flying to Dominica requires travelling through San Juan, Puerto Rico or other nearby islands in the Caribbean such as Martinique. The primary airport, Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), is on the northeast coast and is about a 45-minute drive from Portsmouth (1 hour from Roseau). The second is Canefield Airport (DCF), about 15 minutes from Roseau on the southwest coast. Douglas-Charles Airport is suitable for limited use of commercial jets because of runway length. Douglas-Charles currently has regular service by Air Sunshine, Winair, Seaborne Airlines and LIAT using twin turboprop aircraft like the ATR & Saab 340, as well as Conviasa and Amerijet, which, using Boeing 727 Freighters, is the only airline with jet service to the republic. A runway extension and service upgrade project began at Douglas-Charles Airport around 2006 and was finished in 2010. In March 2013, airline American Eagle halted flights to the island citing high labour costs.[47]
Roads[edit]
Dominica's road network runs primarily along the coastline and along river valleys. Major roads are two-lane highways which connect the capital, Roseau, with Portsmouth (Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway) and the Douglas Charles Airport (Dr. Nicholas Liverpool Highway). It takes about 45 minutes to drive from Portsmouth to Roseau. Private minibuses form the major public transport system. These major roads were recently reconstructed with assistance from the People's Republic of China and the European Union.[48][49]
Due to Tropical Storm Erika, several road surfaces and bridges were damaged by flooding and landslides, including on the newly completed E.O. LeBlanc (Roseau to Portsmouth) and Dr. Nicholas Liverpool Highways (Pont Cassé to Douglas Charles Airport).[50]
Green energy[edit]
Dominica's electricity sector includes power from hydroelectricity, solar energy, and geothermal energy.[51]
Demographics[edit]
Main article: Demographics of Dominica
The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent. There is a growing mixed population along with a small European origin minority (descendants of French and British colonists along with some people of Irish descent) and there are small numbers of Lebanese, Syrians and Asians. Dominica is also the only Eastern Caribbean island that still has a population of pre-Columbian native Kalinago (previously called Caribs), who were exterminated or driven from neighbouring islands. As of 2014[update] there are more than 3,000 Kalinago remaining. They live in eight villages on the east coast of Dominica. This special Carib Territory (now Kalinago Territory) was granted by the British Crown in 1903.[52] There are also about 1,000 medical students from the United States and Canada who study at the Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth.
The population growth rate of Dominica is very low, due primarily to emigration to other countries. In the early 21st century, emigrant numbers for the most popular countries are as follows: the United States (8,560), the United Kingdom (6,739), Canada (605) and France (394).
Dominica has a relatively large number of centenarians. As of March 2007, there are 22 centenarians out of the island's 70,000 inhabitants—three times the average incidence of centenarianism in developed countries.[53] The reasons for this are the subject of current research being undertaken at Ross University School of Medicine.
Dominica was partially integrated into the federal colony of the Leeward Islands in 1832. Later, in 1871, it became a full part of the Federation of the Leeward Islands. From the start it was a peculiar relationship for previously Dominica had played no part in the political or cultural traditions of the other more Anglophone islands of the federation. Now, as a Leeward Island, this much larger territory, with thousands of acres of forested unclaimed land, was open to the people of Montserrat and Antigua. At the beginning of the 20th century the Rose's Company, which produced Rose's lime juice, saw demand for its product outgrow its ability to supply the product from Montserrat. Their response to the situation was to buy land on Dominica and encourage Montserrat farm labourers to relocate. As a result, there came to be two linguistic communities in Dominica, Wesley and Marigot.
In 1902, on 8 May, the Mount Pelée volcano on Martinique erupted destroying the city of Saint-Pierre. Refugees from Martinique arrived in boats to the southern villages of Dominica and some remained permanently on the island.
Languages[edit]
English is the official language of Dominica and is universally spoken and understood. In addition, Dominican Creole French, an Antillean Creole based on French, is widely spoken. This is due to French occupation of the island during different times in history, and its location between the two French-speaking departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Since 1979, Dominica has been a member of La Francophonie. Dominican Creole is particularly used among the older generation, which also speaks a patois language. Because of a decline in the use of Creole by the younger generation, initiatives have been set up in an effort to increase usage and promote this unique part of the nation's history and culture.
Along with Creole, a dialect known as Kokoy (or Cockoy) is spoken.[54] It is a type of pidgin English which is a mix of Leeward Island English Creole and Dominican Creole,[55] and is mainly spoken in the north-eastern villages of Marigot and Wesley, by the descendants of immigrants from Montserrat and Antigua. Over time there has been much intermarrying, but there are still traces of difference in origin.[56] As a result of this mixture of languages and heritage, Dominica is a member of both the French-speaking Francophonie and the English-speaking Commonwealth of Nations.
Island Carib, also known as Igneri (Iñeri, Igñeri, Inyeri), was an Arawakan language historically spoken by the Island Caribs of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The Island Caribs lived throughout the southern Lesser Antilles such as Dominica, St Vincent and Trinidad, supposedly having conquered them from their previous inhabitants, the Igneri. Island Carib became extinct about 1920, but an offshoot survives as Garifuna, primarily in Central America.
Religion[edit]
Main article: Religion in Dominica
About 80% of the population is Roman Catholic,[citation needed] though in recent years a number of Protestant churches have been established.[citation needed] About 10–12% of the population belongs to one of the 7th day (Saturday) denominations, which includes Yahweh Congregation, Church of God (Seventh-Day) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[57]
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, in 2010 the World Christian Database reported that the largest non-Christian religious groups included: spiritualism followed by 2.6% of the population; Bahai followed by 1.7%; Agnosticism followed by 0.5%; Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam followed by 0.1% each; and Chinese folk religion, Neoreligions, and Atheism each followed by non-negligible (i.e. <0.1%) of the population.[58] The nation's first mosque was built recently near Ross University.[citation needed]
Education[edit]
Main article: Education in Dominica
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School in Dominica is mandatory up to secondary school. After pre-school, pupils attend primary school for six or seven years, and are admitted into secondary school on the basis of a Common Entrance Exam. After five years the students take the General Certificate of Education (GCE), widely replaced by the current Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC or CXC) administered by the Caribbean Examination Council (a 15-member confederation of the Caribbean community (CARICOM). The more advanced version of this examination (CAPE) can be taken upon completion of two years of community college. The island has its own state college, formerly named Clifton Dupigny Community College. Some Dominicans attend universities in Cuba on scholarships offered by its government. Others go to the University of the West Indies or to universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, or other countries. Ross University,[59] a medical school, is located at Portsmouth. Ross has been operating in Dominica since the 1980s. Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center (ATREC),[60] a biological field station owned by Clemson University,[61] is located at Springfield Estate between Canefield and Pond Cassé. In 2006, All Saints University School of Medicine[62] opened in temporary facilities in Loubière, with a permanent campus being constructed in Grand Bay. Currently All Saints is located in Roseau, Dominica. A marine biology institute in Mahaut, ITME (Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology), closed in 2009.
Culture[edit]
Main articles: Culture of Dominica and Music of Dominica
Dominica's east coast Carib Territory
Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, the Arawaks (Tainos) and Carib (Kalinago) tribes occupied it at the time European settlers reached the island. "Massacre" is a name of a river dedicated to the murders of the Native villagers by English settlers.[63] Both the French and British tried to claim the island and imported slaves from Africa for labour. The remaining Caribs now live on a 3,700-acre (15 km2) territory on the east coast of the island. They elect their own chief. This mix of cultures has produced the current culture.
Music and dance are important facets of Dominica's culture. The annual independence celebrations display a variety of traditional song and dance. Since 1997, there have also been weeks of Creole festivals, such as "Creole in the Park" and the "World Creole Music Festival".
Dominica gained prominence on the international music stage when in 1973, Gordon Henderson founded the group Exile One and an original musical genre, which he coined "Cadence-lypso". This paved the way for modern Creole music. Other musical genres include "Jing ping" and "Cadence". Jing ping features the accordion and is native to the island. Dominica's music is a melange of Haitian, Afro-Cuban, African and European traditions. Popular artists over the years include Chubby and the Midnight Groovers, Bells Combo, the Gaylords, WCK, and Triple Kay.
The 11th annual World Creole Music Festival was held in 2007, part of the island's celebration of independence from Great Britain on 3 November. A year-long reunion celebration began in January 2008, marking 30 years of independence.
Dominica is often seen as a society that is migrating from collectivism to that of individualism. The economy is a developing one that previously depended on agriculture. Signs of collectivism are evident in the small towns and villages which are spread across the island.
The famed novelist Jean Rhys was born and raised in Dominica. The island is obliquely depicted in her best-known book, Wide Sargasso Sea. Rhys's friend, the political activist and writer Phyllis Shand Allfrey, set her 1954 novel, The Orchid House (ISBN 0-8135-2332-X), in Dominica.
Much of the Walt Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (the second in the series, released on 7 July 2006), was shot on location on Dominica (though in the film it was known as "Pelegosto," a fictional island), along with some shooting for the third film in the series, At World's End (released on 2 May 2007).
Cuisine[edit]
Main article: Dominica cuisine
Dominica's cuisine is similar to that of other Caribbean islands, particularly Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Like other Commonwealth Caribbean islands, Dominicans have developed a distinct twist to their cuisine. Breakfast is an important daily meal, typically including saltfish, dried and salted codfish, and "bakes" (fried dough). Saltfish and bakes are combined for a fast food snack that can be eaten throughout the day; vendors on Dominica's streets sell these snacks to passersby, together with fried chicken, fish and fruit and yogurt "smoothies". Other breakfast meals include cornmeal porridge, which is made with fine cornmeal or polenta, milk and condensed milk and sugar to sweeten. Traditional British-influenced dishes, such as eggs, bacon and toast, are also popular, as are fried fish and plantains.
Common vegetables include plantains, tanias (a root vegetable), yams, potatoes, rice and peas. Meat and poultry typically eaten include chicken (which is very popular), beef, and fish. These are often prepared in stews with onions, carrots, garlic, ginger and herbs like thyme. The vegetables and meat are browned to create a rich dark sauce. Popular meals include rice and peas, brown stew chicken, stew beef, fried and stewed fish, and many different types of hearty fish broths and soups. These are filled with dumplings, carrots and ground provisions.
Sports[edit]
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Cricket is a popular sport on the island, and Dominica competes in test cricket as part of the West Indies cricket team. In West Indies domestic first-class cricket, Dominica participates as part of the Windward Islands cricket team, although they are often considered a part of the Leeward Islands geographically. This is due to being part of the British Windward Islands colony from 1940 until independence; its cricket federation remains a part of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control.
On 24 October 2007, the 8,000-seat Windsor cricket stadium was completed with a donation of EC$33 million (US$17 million, €12 million) from the government of the People's Republic of China.
Netball, Basketball, Rugby, tennis and football or soccer are gaining popularity as well.
During the 2014 Winter Olympics, a husband and wife team of Gary di Silvestri and Angela Morrone di Silvestri spent US$175,000 to register as Dominican citizens and enter the 15 km men's and 10 km women's cross-country skiing events, respectively. Angela did not start her race, and Gary pulled out several hundred meters into his race. To date, they are Dominica's only Winter Olympic athletes.[64]
Media[edit]
Dominica has two major newspapers, The Sun and The Chronicle. There are two national television stations and a few radio stations, including Stations include: ZBC-AM 590, the first private local radio station is called Radio En Ba Mango 93.5/96.9FM in the Village of Berricoa Grand Bay and is owned by Urban Dangleben, ZGBC-AM 740, ZGBC-FM 90.7 (Portsmouth), ZGBC-FM 102.1 (Roseau) and ZGBC-FM 106.1 (Marigot), Q95 FM,[65] the Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, and Kairi FM.[66] Before 2004, there were two telecommunication companies Cable and Wireless and Marpin TV[67] founded by Dominican, Ronald Bernard Maroni Abraham. In 2005, Digicel and a UK-based company Orange started to offer service to the island. There are a number of mobile networks operating on the island; LIME and Digicel compete for most of Dominica's wireless customers. Orange shut down in 2010 and is no longer operating on the island of Dominica.
Gallery[edit]
Village of Scotts Head at southwestern tip
Roseau photographed from a docked cruise ship
Typical landscape near the sea along the eastern coast
Typical inland scenery
Calibishie beach landscape
See also[edit]
Caribbean portal
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Index of Dominica-related articles
List of people from Dominica
Outline of Dominica
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"Dominica". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Dominica at UCB Libraries GovPubs.
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values: Доминика – Bulgarian

values:
https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Bavarian
bar
bar
interlanguage-link-target

values: ཌོ་མི་ནི་ཀ – Tibetan

values:
https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Bosnian
bs
bs
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Breton
br
br
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Catalan
ca
ca
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Cebuano
ceb
ceb
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Czech
cs
cs
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Shona
sn
sn
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Welsh
cy
cy
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Danish
da
da
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Northern Sami
se
se
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – German
de
de
interlanguage-link-target

values: ޑޮމިނިކާ – Divehi

values:
https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Lower Sorbian
dsb
dsb
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Estonian
et
et
interlanguage-link-target

values: Δομινίκα – Greek

values:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Spanish
es
es
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominiko
Dominiko – Esperanto
eo
eo
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Extremaduran
ext
ext
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Basque
eu
eu
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ee.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Ewe
ee
ee
interlanguage-link-target

values: دومینیکا – Persian

values:
https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Fiji Hindi
hif
hif
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Faroese
fo
fo
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Western Frisian
fy
fy
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doiminice
Doiminice – Irish
ga
ga
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Manx
gv
gv
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Galician
gl
gl
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Hakka Chinese
hak
hak
interlanguage-link-target

values: Доминикин Ниицән – Kalmyk

values: 도미니카 연방 – Korean

values: Դոմինիկա – Armenian

values: डोमिनिका – Hindi

values:
https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Upper Sorbian
hsb
hsb
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Croatian
hr
hr
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Ido
io
io
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Igbo
ig
ig
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Iloko
ilo
ilo
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Indonesian
id
id
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Interlingue
ie
ie
interlanguage-link-target

values: Доминикæ – Ossetic

values:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Italian
it
it
interlanguage-link-target

values: דומיניקה – Hebrew

values:
https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Javanese
jv
jv
interlanguage-link-target

values: ಡೊಮಿನಿಕ – Kannada

values:
https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Pampanga
pam
pam
interlanguage-link-target

values: დომინიკა – Georgian

values: Доминика – Kazakh

values:
https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Cornish
kw
kw
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Kinyarwanda
rw
rw
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Swahili
sw
sw
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominik
Dominik – Haitian Creole
ht
ht
interlanguage-link-target

values: Доминика – Kyrgyz

values:
https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Ladino
lad
lad
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Latvian
lv
lv
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Luxembourgish
lb
lb
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Lithuanian
lt
lt
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Ligurian
lij
lij
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Limburgish
li
li
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Lingala
ln
ln
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominiku
Dominiku – Livvi-Karelian
olo
olo
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Lombard
lmo
lmo
interlanguage-link-target

values: ഡൊമനിക്ക – Malayalam

values:
https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Maltese
mt
mt
interlanguage-link-target

values: डॉमिनिका – Marathi

values:
https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Malay
ms
ms
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Min Dong Chinese
cdo
cdo
interlanguage-link-target

values: ဒိုမီနီကာနိုင်ငံ – Burmese

values:
https://na.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Nauru
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Dutch
nl
nl
interlanguage-link-target

values: डोमिनिका – Nepali

values: डोमिनिका – Newari

values: Доминика – Chechen

values:
https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Norfuk / Pitkern
pih
pih
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Norwegian
no
no
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Norwegian Nynorsk
nn
nn
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Novial
nov
nov
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Occitan
oc
oc
interlanguage-link-target

values: ଡୋମିନିକା – Odia

values:
https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Uzbek
uz
uz
interlanguage-link-target

values: ਡੋਮਿਨਿਕਾ – Punjabi

values: डोमोनिका – Pali

values:
https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Papiamento
pap
pap
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Piedmontese
pms
pms
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Low German
nds
nds
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Polish
pl
pl
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Portuguese
pt
pt
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Kara-Kalpak
kaa
kaa
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Crimean Turkish
crh
crh
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Romanian
ro
ro
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duminika
Duminika – Quechua
qu
qu
interlanguage-link-target

values: Доминика – Russian

values: Доминика – Sakha

values: डोमोनिका – Sanskrit

values:
https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Scots
sco
sco
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Albanian
sq
sq
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Sicilian
scn
scn
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Slovenian
sl
sl
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Somali
so
so
interlanguage-link-target

values: Доминика – Serbian

values:
https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Serbo-Croatian
sh
sh
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Sundanese
su
su
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Finnish
fi
fi
interlanguage-link-target

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values:
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Swedish
sv
sv
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Tagalog
tl
tl
interlanguage-link-target

values: டொமினிக்கா – Tamil

values: Доминика – Tatar

values: డొమినికా – Telugu

values: ประเทศดอมินีกา – Thai

values: Доминика – Tajik

values:
https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Turkish
tr
tr
interlanguage-link-target

values: Домініка – Ukrainian

values: ڈومینیکا – Urdu

values: دومىنىكا – Uyghur

values:
https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Zhuang
za
za
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Venetian
vec
vec
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominik
Dominik – Veps
vep
vep
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Vietnamese
vi
vi
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Waray
war
war
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Wolof
wo
wo
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominika
Dominika – Zazaki
diq
diq
interlanguage-link-target

values:
https://zea.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
Dominica – Zeelandic
zea
zea
interlanguage-link-target

values: डोमिनिका – Doteli

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