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Dominica Description Dominica
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Dominica 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. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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Location
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Dominica Dominica
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timber, hydropower, arable land
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Population Dominica
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72,813 (July 2010 est.)
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Dominica Religions Dominica
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Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Dominica Education Dominica expenditures
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5% of GDP (1999)
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Government Dominica type
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10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
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Independence
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Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
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Dominica Economy - overview
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Investment Dominica
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Industries Dominica
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85 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Dominica
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