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Dominica

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Island in the eastern Caribbean, between Guadeloupe and Martinique, the largest of the Windward Islands, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west. Government Dominica is an independent republic within the Commonwealth and is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. The constitution dates from independence (1978) and provides for a single-chamber, 30-member house of assembly. Twenty-one are representatives elected by universal suffrage in single-seat regional constituencies, and nine are appointed senators, five on the advice of the prime minister and four on the advice of the leader of the opposition. The assembly serves a five-year term, as does the president, who is elected by it and acts as constitutional and ceremonial head of state, appointing the prime minister on the basis of assembly support. The prime minister is head of government and chooses the cabinet of ministers, which is responsible to the assembly. History The island was inhabited by the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Independent island nation in the E Caribbean Sea, West Indies; the capital and chief port is Roseau . The largest of the Windward Islands, it was named after dies dominica (Sunday), the day it Christopher Columbus discovered it in 1493. The original inhabitants were Carib , but the present…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
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Dominica (pronounced do-min-NEE-ka), sitting between Martinique and Guadeloupe in the eastern Caribbean, is just less than 300 square miles. It is a volcanic island, with forested peaks of 5,000 feet drawing rain clouds, and geothermal activity continues with sulfur springs and a boiling lake. Today…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 71,293 ROMAN CATHOLIC 61.4 percent SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 6 percent PENTECOSTAL 5.6 percent BAPTIST 4.1 percent METHODIST 3.7 percent CHURCH OF GOD 1.2 percent JEHOVAH'S WITNESS 1.2 percent OTHER CHRISTIAN 7.7 percent RASTAFARIAN 1.3 percent OTHER (INCLUDING MUSLIM AND BAHÁ 'Í) 1.7 percent…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica Political Status: Former British dependency; joined West Indies Associated States in 1967; independent member of the Commonwealth since November 3, 1978. Area: 290.5 sq. mi. (752.4 sq. km). Population: 74,000 (2018E—World Bank); 74,027 (2018E—U.S. Census). Major Urban Center…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Commonwealth of Dominica Political Status: Former British dependency; joined West Indies Associated States in 1967; independent member of the Commonwealth since November 3, 1978. Area: 290.5 sq. mi. (752.4 sq. km). Population: 73,000 (2016E—UN); 73,757 (2016E—U.S. Census). Major Urban Center…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(dŏmĭnē'kӘ), officially Commonwealth of Dominica, republic (2015 est. pop. 73,000) consisting of the island of Dominica (290 sq mi/750 sq km), located in the Windward Islands , West Indies. Roseau is the capital and chief port. The island, of volcanic origin, is mountainous and forested, with a wide…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Island in the eastern Caribbean, between Guadeloupe and Martinique, the largest of the Windward Islands, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west. Government Dominica is an independent republic within the Commonwealth and is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. The…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
National name Commonwealth of Dominica Area 751 sq km/290 sq mi Capital Roseau Language English (official); French patois Religion Roman Catholic 61%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 6%, Baptist 4%, Methodist 4%, Church of God 1%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other Christian 8%, Rastafarian and…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Island country, Lesser Antilles , Caribbean Sea. It is located between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique . Area: 290 sq mi (751 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 72,200. Capital: Roseau . The majority of the people are of African or mixed African and European descent. Languages: English…
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From Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events Full text Article GOVERNMENT: INTERNATIONAL
The first woman to come to power in the Caribbean was Mary Eugenia Charles (1919–2005), who became prime minister of Dominica. By the late 1990s she was the only black woman to lead an independent nation. For her determination to serve her people well and for her longevity, she was affectionately…
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