There was fog on the sea that day. Columbus almost missed the island.
But as the sun rose the trade winds revealed a little island, full of vegetation
and mountains. It was November 3, 1493, Sunday (Domenica in Italian/Domingo in
Spanish), and Columbus named it Dominica.
Form of government:
Independent republic
inside Commonwealth
Capital: Roseau
Area: 754 Kmq.
Population: 68910
Languages:
English official Creole patois spoken
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD). 1
XCD=0,29 euro
Time Zone: - 4 GMT - UTC
Documents:
passport
International Dialing Code: +1
767
Health:
Sanitary conditions are
good but medical facilities have
little quality
Electricity:
230 volts. Plugs type D, G
(See image)
TERRITORY
Dominica lies between Guadalupe and Martinique.
Is the biggest of the Windward : 754 kmq., 47 km. long and 24 wide.
Is a mix of mountains and valleys, volcanic craters, waterfalls, hot
water lakes, hot springs and sulphurous.
In this habitat live 135 different species of birds inside giant
ferns, coconut palms, mangoes, wild orchid, cedar, banana trees.
Whales can be sighted all year long.
CLIMATE
The average
temperature is around 2 /27° C., constantly cooled by
trade winds. The dry season runs from November to
May, the humid one from june to november. That is
Also the hurricanes season.
