Dominica - Wikipedia Dominica, [a] officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, [b] is an island country in the Caribbean [16] It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, both overseas departments of France
History of Dominica - Wikipedia 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
Dominica | Facts, Geography, History, Points of Interest | Britannica Dominica is the most heavily forested island of the Lesser Antilles The forest is the habitat of a considerable variety of birds and animals Two parrots—the imperial parrot, or sisserou (Amazona imperialis), and the smaller red-necked parrot (Amazona arausiaca)—are found only in Dominica
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