Fun Facts About Dominica - The Nature Island of the World!

Welcome to Dominica - Land of the Sisserou Parrot!

Eco-tourism

Caribbean

Did you know- One of the most captivating natural wonders for visitors to the Island is the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, a Unesco World legacy Site. Apart from being home to abundant rainforests and wildlife, this park boasts the second-largest boiling lake on Earth. However, the Island has other breathtaking landscapes: for example breathtaking beaches, waterfalls, rivers, old towns, and spectacular mountains. The coastline of Dominica is also rich in maritime life. Finally, about 70 percent of the Island consists of protected rainforests, one the top of the world's developing countries, along with Suriname and Gabon.

Fun Facts About Dominica - The Nature Island of the World!

Democracy

Did you know- The Island has had more than 30 years of democratic governance, a great example in the Third World, where there are few democratic states. In the meantime, it also has one of the most peaceful societies in the Western Hemisphere.

Geography

Did you know- The Island of Dominica, shaped like a tobacco leaf, is settled in eastern Caribbean (Americas). The Commonwealth of Dominica, has an area of 300 quadrilateral miles ( 754 km2),making it the 188th -largest country on the planet (between the Netherlands Antilles and the Kingdom of Tonga).This English-speaking country is made up generally of mountains and rainforests, while much of the rest of the Island is covered by spectacular beaches. There are many lakes and rivers. Finally, Dominica should not be confused with the Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking country in the Caribbean.

Rosseau

Did you know- Rosseau is the capital city of the Caribbean Island. Most of Dominica's habitancy lives in the capital.

Wild Birds

Did you know- The Island is home to one of the continent's greatest varieties of birds, together with bananaquits, grey kingbirds, red-neckeds, frigatebirds, siffleurs, barn owls, brown pelicans, yellow warblers and plumbeous warblers. The Sisserou Parrot - Dominica's national bird-- is one of the some species of exotic birds that can be found in the tiny island of Dominica. This exotic bird is one of largest parrots on the planet.

Human Development

Did you know- The year 1997 was a great year for Dominica. Why? Because of its exemplary democratic theory and its instruction and group welfare this English-speaking Island ranked 41 of 175 countries and territories in the United Nations Human improvement Index. Since then, it was a great victory for the developing countries, especially those in the Caribbean.

Jerome Romain- A National Hero

Did you know- By the mid-1990s, surprisingly, Dominica's athlete Jerome Romain won the bronze medal in the triple jump -with a breathtaking jump of 17,59 metres- at the Iaff World Championships in Sweden (Goteborg). He also earned a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

International Organizations

Did you know- At the end of 1978, the Island joined the United Nations. In addition, Dominica is one of the 53 Commonwealth countries. On the other hand, it also belongs to the assosication of American States (Oas) and the Caribbean society (Caricom).

Population

Did you know- The Commonwealth of Dominica has an estimated total habitancy of 72,660 habitancy (as of July, 2009).

The Margaret Thatcher of the Caribbean!

Did you know- By the early 1980s, Mary Eugenia Charles made international headlines when she became the first woman to be elected Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, at a time when women could not expect to win a democratic election in the Third World. During this period of time, only had four female leaders on Earth: Iceland ( Vigdis Finnbogadottir), India (Indira Gandhi), Margaret Thatcher (Britain) and Dominica. At the same time, she was the first black female to win a democratic election in the world (by the mid-1970s, Madame Elisabeth Domitien had been named Prime minister by Centroafrica's dictator Jean-Bedell Bokassa). Under her leadership, Dominica became a democratic state on the Caribbean, a region which has been plagued by dictatorships. Throughout most of the next decade, she was a campaigner for the environment on Dominica. Historically, the Island's Prime minister Charles was one of the Caribbean's most influential leaders. After Charles became a leader, more than five women have been elected leaders on the Caribbean: Barbados (Nita Barrow, 1991-95), Bermuda (Jennifer Smith, 1998-2003), Haiti (Ertha Pascal Trouillot, 1990-91), Jamaica ( Portia Simpson-Miller, 2006-07), Netherlands Antilles (Maria Liberia Peters,1984-86 & 1988-94), and Puerto Rico (Sila Calderón, 2001- 2005).

Fun Facts About Dominica - The Nature Island of the World!