Sa Ka Wiki:Dominica

Dominica is an island located in the middle of the Lesser Antilles, and the northernmost of the Windward Islands. The island has a population of around 60,000 inhabitants in an area of 750 km2 (290 mi2).

Roseau is the island's capital, and Porthsmouth is the other main town.

The island is so-called because Christopher Columbus discovered it on a Sunday--November 3rd, 1493.

The name should not be confused with that of the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles.

Parishes
The island is divided into ten parishes:


 * 1) Saint Andrew's
 * 2) Saint David's
 * 3) Saint George's
 * 4) Saint John's
 * 5) Saint Joseph's
 * 6) Saint Luke's
 * 7) Saint Mark's
 * 8) Saint Patrick's
 * 9) Saint Paul's
 * 10) Saint Peter's

Politics
Dominica has three main political parties: United Workers Party, the Freedom Party and the currently-ruling Labour Party.

Roosevelt Skerrit is the island's current Prime Minister.

Demographics
Nearly 70,000 people, mainly of Negro descent, live in Dominica. Some 3,000 Caribs live in the island's northeast in a specially-created reserve.

English is the official language; Creole is spoken among locals from time to time.