Commonwealth of DominicaDominica CAPITAL: Roseau FLAG: On a green background appears a cross composed of yellow, black, and white stripes; in the center is a red disk with 10 yellow-bordered green stars surrounding a parrot. ANTHEM: Isle of Beauty,...

Pierre CharlesPrime Minister (pronounced "pea-AIR SHARLL") "While I am hopeful and indeed optimistic, I am also chastened to the realities of the economic downturn being experienced not only here in Dominica, but across the...

Dominica POPULATION 70,158 ROMAN CATHOLIC 70.0 percent SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 4.7 percent PENTECOSTAL 4.3 percent METHODIST 4.2 percent BAPTIST 2.8 percent ANGLICAN 0.7 percent OTHER (INCLUDING BAHAI, MUSLIM, RASTAFARIAN) 13.3 percent Country Overview...

Dominica Dominica is a mountainous island of volcanic origin in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, located midway between Puerto Rico to the north and Trinidad to the south. It is 754 square kilometers (291 square miles) in area and in 2004 had a...

island nation of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. It lies between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante to the north and Martinique to the south. It has been a member of the Commonwealth since independence in 1978. It is 29 miles...

Island country, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea. It is located between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Area: 290 sq mi (750 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 69,000. Capital: Roseau. The majority of the people are of African or mixed...

Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". The indigenous people of the island, the Caribs, have a territory similar to the Indian reserves of North America. Because the island lies between two French overseas...