Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica is an
island republic in the West indies with a population of roughly 74,000. The
capital and largest city in Dominica is Roseau which is surrounded by the
Caribbean Sea. Dominica is densely covered with wooded mountains and rain
forest. Most of the terrain is steep and extremely rugged. Dominica is also
known to have some of the animals that many thinks are extinct, they live in
most of Dominica's forests. Dominica is often known as the "Natural Island
of the Caribbean" due to it's spectacular, lush and varied flora and
fauna, which are protected by an extensive national park system.One of Dominica's key National Park is the Morne Trois Pitons National Park it's a UNESCO world heritage site since 1997. This park stretches nearly 17,000 acres of Dominica's mountainous volcanic interior. Dominica's boiling lake is situated in the MTP as well which is the 2nd largest hot spring in the world. Dominica also has the most famous dive and snorkel site; Champagne Reef lies in marine reserve off the country’s southwest coast. Geothermal activity causes thousands of bubbles to emerge from beneath the rocks, a few meters from shore. Frogfish, flying gurnards, squid, and sea horses are just some of the species found in the warm waters here. In conclusion, here’s just some interesting facts to throw out there.
The average life span in Dominica is 73 years. Its industry consists of tourism, soap, coconut oil and copra. Dominica exports bananas, grapefruit, soap, bay oil and vegetables. There are a number of volcanoes on Dominica but there have been no major eruptions for centuries. Dominica gained its independence in 1978. Two years after independence Mary Eugenia Charles became the first female Prime Minister in the Caribbean. Dominica suffered from hurricanes in 1979 (Hurricane David), 1980 (Hurricane Allen), 1995 (Hurricane Luis) and 1999 (Hurricane Lenny).
