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Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km 2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. [6] The island was settled by the Arawak arriving from South America in the fifth century.
History of Dominica. The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978.
A green field with the coat of arms of Dominica at the centre. Building in Roseau with flag. The national flag of Dominica was adopted on 3 November 1978, with some small changes having been made in 1981, 1988, and 1990. The original flag was designed by playwright Alwin Bully in early 1978 as the country prepared for independence.
Map of Dominica. The culture of Dominica is formed by the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Dominica.Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, it was the Taíno and Island Caribs (Kalinago) tribes that remained by the time European settlers reached the island.
Roseau (Dominican Creole: Wozo) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. [ 1 ] It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island Carib village of Sairi, it is the oldest ...
According to the 2001 census, 91.2% percent of the population of Dominica is considered Christian, 1.6% has a non-Christian religion and 6.1% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.1%). [ 7 ] Roughly 58% of Christians are Roman Catholics , a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one third are Protestant . [ 10 ]
The coat of arms of Dominica was adopted on July 21, 1961. It consists of a shield with two guardian sisserou parrots bracing the shield atop of which is a lion passant. The quarters of the shield depict a canoe, a banana tree, a palm and a frog of the native species known as the mountain chicken. [ 1 ] Below the shield is the national motto ...
Lennox Honychurch, historian (The Dominica Story) Marie-Elena John, novelist (Unburnable) Elma Napier, novelist (Black and White Sands) Jean Rhys, novelist (Wide Sargasso Sea) Alec Waugh, novelist (Island in the Sun) Trish Cooke, children and young adults books (So Much)