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- LOCATION: a hyphen between Martinique and Guadeloupe.
- SURFACE AREA: 790 km² - 50 km long and 25 km wide.
- HIGHEST POINT: Morne Diablotin, 1447 metres.
- STATUS: Independent state for over twenty years and a member of the Commonwealth.
- POPULATION: At the time of the 2004 census, the population of Dominica was 70,000. The island is mostly inhabited by Afro-West Indians and 3000 Caribbean Indians, the sole survivors in the entire world. They live in a territory that was granted to them in 1903 by the Queen of England.
- CAPITAL: Roseau, named by the French in colonial times;
- LANGUAGES: English and Creole. This dialect is relatively close to the Creole spoken in the French islands. But the Dominicans think that the French are the ones that have the dialect!
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Météo Dominica
| 03 Septembre 2010 |
Température : 32 °C |
| Hygrométrie : 83 % |
Vent : 13 km/h NE |
| 04 Septembre 2010 |
Température : 32 °C |
| Hygrométrie : 82 % |
Vent : 11 km/h ENE |
| 05 Septembre 2010 |
Température : 31 °C |
| Hygrométrie : 79 % |
Vent : 11 km/h ENE |
| 06 Septembre 2010 |
Température : 31 °C |
| Hygrométrie : 79 % |
Vent : 27 km/h NE |
| 07 Septembre 2010 |
Température : 31 °C |
| Hygrométrie : 80 % |
Vent : 14 km/h ESE |
| Roseau and the surrounding area Roseau has two markets: visit the very lively New Market. While wandering in the streets, you can also admire a few old churches. Their foundations of large stones go back up[...] |
| Culinary specialties
Buljow Cod cooked with onions, hot peppers, spring onions, tomatoes and vegetable bananas, and it's all cooked in coconut milk. You'll find this dish in the villages or at the Rastas who have their own[...] |
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