History UsefulNotes / Dominica

* Creator/DannyJohnJules's parents are Dominicans who immigrated via the ''HMT Empire Windrush''.

* Creator/EdwinHodge and his younger brother, Creator/AldisHodge, are born in Jacksonville to Dominican father.

* '''Area:''' 750 km
(290 sq mi) (174th)

** President: Charles Savarin

Originally inhabited by the Kalinago people, the island was colonized by {{UsefulNotes/France}}, who brought enslaved Africans to populate the island. The French colonization lasted from the 1690s until the end of the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar in 1763, when Great Britain took over and established English as Dominica's official language. The country later became independent in 1978. Unlike most other ex-British West Indies countries, Dominica decided to cut ties with the monarchy of the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom, so it has its own head of state and is ''not'' a Commonwealth Realm, although it remains a part of UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations. Before Dominica, UsefulNotes/TrinidadAndTobago was the only former BWI country to choose this option (though it was a monarchy for 14 years after its independence in 1962, unlike Dominica which became a republic right away), and UsefulNotes/{{Barbados}} has since followed suit.

Not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/DominicanRepublic further northwest (Though the inhabitants of both countries are called Dominicans in English), the '''Commonwealth of Dominica''' ('''French:''' ''Dominique''; '''Island Carib:''' ''Wai‘tu kubuli'') is a country in UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean and the northernmost island of the Windward Islands chain.

Originally inhabited by the Kalinago people, the island was colonized by {{UsefulNotes/France}}, who brought enslaved Africans to populate the island. The French colonization lasted from the 1690s until the end of the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar in 1763, when Great Britain took over and established English as Dominica's official language. The country later became independent in 1978. Unlike most other ex-British West Indies countries, Dominica decided to cut ties with the monarchy of the United Kingdom, so it has its own head of state and is ''not'' a Commonwealth Realm, although it remains a part of UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations. Before Dominica, UsefulNotes/TrinidadAndTobago was the only former BWI country to choose this option (though it was a monarchy for 14 years after its independence in 1962, unlike Dominica which became a republic right away), and UsefulNotes/{{Barbados}} has since followed suit.

Originally inhabited by the Kalinago people, the island was colonized by the French, who brought enslaved Africans to populate the island, from the 1690s until the end of the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar in 1763, when Great Britain took over and established English as Dominica's official language. The country later became independent in 1978. Unlike most other ex-British West Indies countries, Dominica decided to cut ties with the monarchy of the United Kingdom, so it has its own head of state and is ''not'' a Commonwealth Realm, although it remains a part of UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations. Before Dominica, UsefulNotes/TrinidadAndTobago was the only former BWI country to choose this option (though it was a monarchy for 14 years after its independence in 1962, unlike Dominica which became a republic right away), and UsefulNotes/{{Barbados}} has since followed suit.

Not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/DominicanRepublic further northwest (Though the inhabitants of both countries are called Dominicans in English), the '''Commonwealth of Dominica''' ('''French:''' ''Dominique''; '''Island Carib:''' ''Wai‘tu kubuli'') is a country in the Caribbean and the northernmost island of the Windward Islands chain.

->The flag consists of a green field, representing the lush vegetation of the island, a black, white and yellow cross, representing the Trinity and Christianity with the three colors symbolizing the native Indians, the fertile soil and the pure water respectively, and a red disc in the center of the cross with 10 green five-pointed stars surrounding a Sisserou parrot, the national bird of the island, the red disc representing social justice and the 10 green five-pointed stars standing for the country's 10 parishes: St Andrew, St David, St George, St John, St Joseph, St Luke, St Mark, St Patrick, St Paul, and St Peter. It is the only national flag to use the color purple.

* '''Highest point:''' Morne Diablotins (1447 m/4,747 ft) (153rd)

Originally inhabited by the Kalinago people, the island was colonized by the French, who brought enslaved Africans to populate the island, from the 1690s until the end of the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar in 1763, when Great Britain took over and established English as Dominica's official language. The country later became independent in 1978. Unlike most other ex-British West Indies countries, Dominica decided to cut ties with the monarchy of the United Kingdom, so it has its own head of state and is ''not'' a Commonwealth realm, although it remains a part of UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations (UsefulNotes/TrinidadAndTobago is another ex-BWI country to do so).

* '''Highest point:''' Morne Diablotins (1447 m/4,747 ft) (138th)

* '''Highest point:''' Morne Diablotins (1447 m/4,747 ft) (156th)

* '''Country calling code:''' [[UsefulNotes/NorthAmericanNumberingPlan 1]] (area code 767)

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' DM

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* '''Area:''' 750 sq km (290 sq mi) (174th)

->The flag consists of a green field, representing the lush vegetation of the island, a black, white and yellow cross, representing the Trinity and Christianity with the three colors symbolizing the native Indians, the fertile soil and the pure water respectively, and a red disc in the center of the cross with 10 green five-pointed stars surrounding a Sisserou parrot, the national bird of the island, the red disc representing social justice and the 10 green five-pointed stars standing for the country's 10 parishes: St Andrew, St David, St George, St John, St Joseph, St Luke, St Mark, St Patrick, St Paul, and St Peter.

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Not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/DominicanRepublic further northwest (Though the inhabitants of both countries are called Dominicans in English), Dominica ('''French:''' ''Dominique''; '''Island Carib:''' ''Wai‘tu kubuli'') is a country in the Caribbean and the northernmost island of the Windward Islands chain.

Originally inhabited by the Kalinago people, the island was colonized by the French from the 1690s until the end of the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar in 1763, after which Great Britain took possession of the island, and gradually established English as its official language. The country later became independent in 1978.

Dominica's lush rainforests, mountains, freshwater lakes, hot springs and waterfalls have earned the country the nickname of "Nature isle of the Caribbean", with many rare plants, animals and bird species being found there, including the Sisserou parrot, which is only found on Dominica and is the country's national bird. It is also the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, and has the world's second largest hot spring, Boiling Lake, with parts of the island actually still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity. However, with the island being located in the hurricane region of the Caribbean, hurricanes remain a constant threat to the country.

Not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/DominicanRepublic further northwest (Though the inhabitants of both countries are called Dominicans), Dominica ('''French:''' ''Dominique''; '''Island Carib:''' ''Wai‘tu kubuli'') is a country in the Caribbean and the northernmost island of the Windward Islands chain.

->The flag consists of a green field, representing the lush vegetation of the island, a black, white and yellow cross, representing the Trinity and Christianity with the three colors symbolizing the native Indians, the fertile soil and the pure water, and a red disc in the center of the cross with 10 green five-pointed stars surrounding a Sisserou parrot, the national bird of the island, with the red disc representing social justice and the 10 green five-pointed stars standing for the country's 10 parishes: St Andrew, St David, St George, St John, St Joseph, St Luke, St Mark, St Patrick, St Paul, and St Peter.

Dominica's lush rainforests, mountains, freshwater lakes, hot springs and waterfalls has earned the country the nickname of "Nature isle of the Caribbean", with many rare plants, animals and bird species being found there, including the Sisserou parrot, which is only found on Dominica and is the country's national bird. It is also the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, and has the world's second largest hot spring, Boiling Lake, with parts of the island actually still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity. However, with the island being located in the hurricane region of the Caribbean, hurricanes remain a constant threat to the country.