Dominica

Dominica

Dominica ranks 188th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Botswana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Federated States of Micronesia. Memorable people born in present day Dominica include Charles Savarin, Jean Rhys, and Kelvin Felix. Memorable people who died in Dominica include Patrick John. Dominica has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians.

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. Read more on Wikipedia