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Dominica: Caribbean Centre
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Dominica is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Its 1996 exports to the U.S. were $7.7 million, and its U.S. imports were $34 million. Dominica is ... a member of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
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The Carib Reserve in the Commonwealth of Dominica is the only reservation in the Caribbean archipelago. It has contributed significantly to the continued existence of the Caribs and to their ability to retain certain aspects of their culture. Now, 11 years after Dominica attained political independence from Britain, the Caribs of Dominica face an uncertain future.
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Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica was never a Commonwealth realm with the British monarch as head of state, as it instead became a republic on independence. Dominica is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Dominica is ... a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the U.S. military, as covered under Article 98. In January 2008 Dominica joined the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
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"The climate of Dominica is mildly tropical; in the winter months the temperature averages 25°C (77°F); in the summer, 28°C (82°F). The spring months are the driest; the heaviest rains fall during late summer. The average yearly rainfall ranges from about 191 cm (75 in) on the drier Caribbean coast to 508 cm (200 in) in mountainous inland areas. Destructive hurricanes coming in from the Atlantic Ocean can be expected during the late summer months."
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Dominica has been inhabited by human beings for a long time - there is evidence that the island was inhabited in at least 3100 BC. The first settlers were the Ortoroid people who set out from the South American mainland and gradually spread northwards through the Caribbean island chain.
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Dominica is rightly known as the Caribbean’s "Nature Island". Dominica is rated as one of the top dive spots in the world. Dominica ... has a deserved reputation as the best place to see whales and dolphins in the Caribbean.
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