Dominica

Central America and the Caribbean

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago.

15 25 N, 61 20 W

"Après Bondie, C'est La Ter"
President Nicholas Liverpool	Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit

Capital
Roseau

Government
Parliamentary republic

Religion
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%.

Population
72,813

Ethnic group
Black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7%.

National Language                    
English,French patois
           
National Day
3 November 1978 (from the UK)

Anthem
Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour

Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Attractions
Boiling Lake,  Cabrits Dive Centre,  Emerald Pool Nature Trail,  Indian River,  Papillote Tropical Gardens,  Rainforest Riding,  Trafalgar Falls 

Website      

Art & Cultural

The ICON

Fort Shirley       Fort Shirley was a large 18th C British garrison which once housed 600 soldiers. Some of the fort's stone ruins have been partially reconstructed; others are half-hidden in the jungle and can be explored. Views of Prince Rupert Bay are seen from the ruins of the Officer's Quarters where there is a small museum. Closed in 1854, Fort Shirley was briefly used in the 1870's and the 1920's as a hospital and quarantine station and later as an agricultural center.