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==__media type="clocklink" key="5005-green.swf" type="clocklink" key="5005-green.swf" ARG0="GMT-0400" height="80" width="80" [|Dominican Flag] Here is a great movie all about Dominica you'll just have to watch the intro! media type="youtube" key="PuMFFMTiILM" type="youtube" key="PuMFFMTiILM" Dominica__==

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=I welcome you (in Kwéyól)= = = =[|National Anthem] Isle of Beauty, isle of splendor= =Isle to all so sweet and fair= =__All must surely gaze in wonder__All must surely gaze in wonder= =At the gifts so rich and rare= =Rivers, valleys,hills and mountains= =All these gifts we do extol= =Healthy land, so like all fountains,= =Giving cheer that warms the soul= =Dominica, Godhath bless thee= =With a clime benign and bright= =Pastures of green and flowers of beauty= =Filling all with pure delight= =And all people strong and healthy= =Full of godly, rev'rent fear.= = = = = = = = = =Dominica's Statistics= =__[|Population]-__Population- 70,400 (as of July 2004)= =__[|Major Languages]-__Major Languages- English, and Kwéyól which is French based.= =__[|Major Religions]-__Major Religions- Rokman Catholic, Methodist, Protestant, and Pentecostal= =__[|Life Expectany]-__Life Expectany-= =Males- 74 yrs.= =Females- 80 yrs.= =__[|Literacy Rate]-__Literacy Rate- 94% of kids up to age 14= =__[|Major Ethnic Groups]-__Major Ethnic Groups- mainly of African desendant,= =European, Syrian, and Carib Amerindians= =__Other Statistics [|Unemployement]__- 26%= =__[|Annual Growth Rate]-__Annual Growth Rate- 0.1% (as of 2004)= =__[|Infant Mortality Rate]-__Infant Mortality Rate- 9.9 deaths per 1,000 berths= =__[|Work Force]-__Work Force- 47,000 (as of 2004)= =__[|Agriculture]-__Agriculture- 37%= =__[|GDP Growth Rate]-__GDP Growth Rate- 3.5%= =__[|Commerce]-__Commerce- 20%= =__[|Services]-__Services- 30%= =__[|Manufacturing]-__Manufacturing- 8.1% of GDP (as of 2004)= = = =Location-= =[|Political map]= == =The [|relative location] of Dominica is North of Martinique and South of Guadeloupe. The capital of Dominica is [|Roseau]. = =Here is a [|photo of Rosseau]= =The [|absolute location] of Rosseau is 15.30 degrees North= =and 61.39 degrees West.= =Some [|major cities] in Dominica are Atkinson, Barroui,= =Berekua, Castle Bruce, and LA Plaine=

=[|A Physical Map of Dominica]= = = == Physical Features-
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One physical featureof Dominica would be the Tropical Rainforests. 1/24/07 "Dominica" Junior World Mark Encyclopedia of World Cultures volume 3. 1999 [|Rainforest] Another physical feature would be the Boiling Lake. It's a volcanically bubbling lake. It is the second largest in the world! It can get up to 198 degrees farenheit and anegg can boil in than 3 minutes! 1/24/07 "Dominica" Junior World Mark Encyclopedia of World Cultures volume 3. 1999

= = =[|The Boiling Lake]= = = = = = = == = =There are 356 rivers in Dominica. One of them is the[|White River] There is the [|Layou River Valley]  There is also the [|Chaudiere Pool] = == = = =A [|weather map] of Dominica= == =[|Dominicas climate] is tropical. They have warm winters with temperatures= =ranging to about 77 degrees farenheit. They have farely hot summers with= =temperatures ranging to about 82 degrees farenheit. There heaviest rain= =is in late summer. Spring is the driest month in Dominica. The average= =rainfall in Dominica a year is about 72 inches. During the summer Dominica= =recieves Hurricanes. Dominica is just west of the hurricane belt.= =Dominica's [|weather] forecast= = = =|| Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday || || 82° F | 78° F 28° C | 26° C || 80° F | 77° F 27° C | 25° C || 80° F | 77° F 27° C | 25° C || 82° F | 78° F 28° C | 26° C || 82° F | 78° F 28° C | 26° C || || Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation || Scattered Clouds || Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation || Scattered Clouds || Chance of Rain 50% chance of precipitation ||= = = = = = = =Cultural Pictures of Dominica= = = =Dominican people doing a [|Dominican dance]= == = = =[|Dominican Art]= == =Dominican Carib's doing [http://www.sisserou.org.uk/images/dance2lrg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sisserou.org.uk/unique.htm&h=786&w=1146&sz=149&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=3gRkaDtwcy_xMM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddominica%2Bdancers%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den|native dances]= = = = = = = = = = = = = ==

= = Dominican culture importance- The [|Dominican carnival] which is held every year. It is a big parade and festival where people dress up and they do traditional dances. People at the [|parade] Another [|carnival picture] The government leaders of Dominica are The President[|Vernon] Shaw == Prime Minister[|Roosevelt Skerit] The currency of Dominica is the [|East Caribbean Dollar] Here is a Dominican [|coin]. Here is [|paper caribbean money] Timeline- [|1957]- Dominica had it's first cheifminister __[|1962]__-With all the dissolution of thefederation by the West Indies Act,Dominica is restored to it's original status __[|1967]__- Dominica was granted = = Associated State Hood __[|1978]__- Dominica now has full independence which is attained under a Republic Constitution __[|1979]__- Hurricane David devestates the island __[|1980]__-Eugenia Charles replaces Patrick John as Prime Ministerand becomes the fist female Prime Minister __[|1981]__-Patrick John commitied two coup attempts __[|1985]__- Patrick John decided to retire, but was found guilty andwent to prisson for 12 years

Dominica is one of the islands of the caribbean that the Rainforest is located. The rainforest covers 2/3 of the island and holds 1,200 plant species. The Rainforest in Dominica is one of the few locations in the world where the rainforest is virtually untouched. 1/24/07 "Dominica" Junior WorldMark Encyclopedia of World Cultures volume 3. 1999 More of he [|Rainforest in Dominica] Movement- The two major [|resources exported] from Dominica are bananas and soap. The cost of a [|flight] from Newark airport to Rosseau, Dominica is $461 [|Foreign countries] that ruled Dominica were the Spanish, French, and the British.

Region- The region of Latin America that Dominica is located in is the [|Lesser Antilles.] This is a [|picture of the Lesser Antilles] Dominica is located in the [|Western Hemishere]