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New page: The '''Commonwealth of Dominica''' is an island state in the Caribbean Sea. It gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. Dominica is a member state of the [[Commonwealth...
The '''Commonwealth of Dominica''' is an island state in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. It gained independence from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1978. Dominica is a member state of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and its head of state is Queen [[Elizabeth II]].
==Geography==
Dominica is located in the Lesser Antilles or Windward Islands, part of the Caribbean chain of islands. It lies between the [[French]] islands of [[Martinique]] (to its south) and [[Guadeloupe]] (to its north]], and has a land area of 754 square kilopmetres. The capital city is Roseau. Dominica has a population of 72,500 (mid 2008 estimate).
==History and Politics==
Dominica was colonised by [[France]], having overcome fierce resistance from the indigenous Carib people (3000 Caribs, the last pre-columbian people to survive in the Caribbean, live on Dominica). In 1763 it was ceded to the [[United Kingdom]], which ruled the island until 1978. A corrupt post-independence administratuion was replaced in 1980 by a government led by the [[Conservative]] Mary Eugenia Charles. Under her 15 year rule, the island and its opeople prospered.
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==Geography==
Dominica is located in the Lesser Antilles or Windward Islands, part of the Caribbean chain of islands. It lies between the [[French]] islands of [[Martinique]] (to its south) and [[Guadeloupe]] (to its north]], and has a land area of 754 square kilopmetres. The capital city is Roseau. Dominica has a population of 72,500 (mid 2008 estimate).
==History and Politics==
Dominica was colonised by [[France]], having overcome fierce resistance from the indigenous Carib people (3000 Caribs, the last pre-columbian people to survive in the Caribbean, live on Dominica). In 1763 it was ceded to the [[United Kingdom]], which ruled the island until 1978. A corrupt post-independence administratuion was replaced in 1980 by a government led by the [[Conservative]] Mary Eugenia Charles. Under her 15 year rule, the island and its opeople prospered.
[[Category:Nations]]
[[Catgeory:Islands]]