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Background
Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean. |
National bird
" sisserou, Amazona imperialis" |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
North American area codes > Caribbean and Bermuda > Codes
767 |
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Source: New Zealand Birds |
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