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|ethnic_groups_year = 2015 |capital = Roseau |latd=15 |latm=18 |latNS=N |longd=61 |longm=23 |longEW=W |largest_city = capital |government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic |leader_title1 = President |leader_name1 = Charles Savarin |leader_title2 = Prime Minister |leader_name2 = Roosevelt Skerrit |legislature = House of Assembly |sovereignty_type = Independence |established_event1 = Associated State |established_date1 = 1 March 1967 |established_event2 = from the United Kingdom |established_date2 = 3 November 1978 |area_rank = 184th |area_magnitude = 1 E8 |area_km2 = 750 |area_sq_mi = 290 |percent_water = 1.6 |population_estimate = 72,660 |population_estimate_rank = 195th |population_estimate_year = July 2009 |population_census = 72,337 |population_census_year = 2014 |population_density_km2 = 105 |notable Dominicans = internationally renowned painter Shadrach Burton |population_density_sq_mi = 272 |population_density_rank = 95th |GDP_PPP = $1.002 billion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dominica )〕 |GDP_PPP_year = 2012 |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $14,166〔 |GDP_nominal = $497 million〔 |GDP_nominal_year = 2012 |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $7,022〔 |Gini_year = |Gini_change = |Gini = |Gini_ref = |Gini_rank = |HDI_year = 2013 |HDI_change = decrease |HDI = 0.717 |HDI_ref = |HDI_rank = 93rd |currency = East Caribbean dollar |currency_code = XCD |country_code = |time_zone = Eastern Caribbean |utc_offset = –4 |drives_on = left |calling_code = +1-767 |cctld = .dm |footnote_a = }} Dominica ( ;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=One woman's fight to get David Dimbleby to correctly pronounce Dominica )〕 (フランス語:Dominique); Island Carib: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at elevation. The population was 72,301 at the 2014 census. The capital is Roseau, located on the leeward side of the island. The island was discovered by the Spanish, but colonised predominately by the French. Great Britain took it over in 1763 after the Seven Years' War and gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978. Its name is pronounced with emphasis on the third syllable, related to its former ''Dominique''. Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its unspoiled natural beauty.〔P. C. Evans & L. Honeychurch, (''Dominica: Nature Island of the Caribbean'' ). Hansib (1989).〕 It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot (also known as the imperial amazon), is found only on Dominica and is the island's national bird and features on the national flag. Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture. == Etymology and languages == The name Dominica comes from the Latin word ''dies Dominica'' for Sunday, the day on which the island was spotted by explorer Christopher Columbus. Its pre-Columbian name by the Caribs was ''Wai‘tu kubuli'', which means "Tall is her body". The indigenous people of the island were the Island Caribs or Kalinago. The island became multi-ethnic due to European colonisation, which included the importation of numerous African slaves. The French had the longest influence prior to ceding the island to the British in 1763 after losing the Seven Years' War. Although English is now the official language, an Antillean Creole, based on the French language, West African and Carib influences, is still spoken by many residents, especially people of older generations. Today the Carib have the use of some reserved land, known as the Carib Territory, an area similar to the Indian reserves of Canada or the US. The official language is English, following the island's history since the late 18th century as a British colony, territory, and state. The demonym or adjective is "Dominican" in English. It is pronounced with the syllable stress on the second "i", to distinguish it from the Dominican Republic, where the stress is on the first "i".〔(Dominican = dOugh-mhn-KNEE-ken ) vs (Dominican Republic = dOugh-mIN-nAY-kun re-pub-lek )〕 == History == (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dominica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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