Dominica

Geography Dominica is a boundless island and nation in the Caribbean Sea, located north of the Windward Islands (although it is sometimes considered the southernmost of the Leeward Islands). The area of the country is 750 km² ((289.5 square miles). Its capital is

Before Kristoffer Columbus arrived in Dominica in 1493, the island was populated by the Arabian people and later by the Carib. After Dominica was proclaimed a Spanish colony, French pirates assumed dominion in the 17th century. During the 1700s, control