(translated as "Commonwealth of Dominica". 1994 65438+ 10/0/4. The General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice. According to the expert's opinion, the English word "commonwealth" is ambiguous, so it is decided to translate it into "Dominica". )

Independence Day:165438+1October 3rd (1978)

National flag: it is a horizontal rectangle with an aspect ratio of 2:1. The flag is green. The yellow, black and white crosses run through the flag surface, and the central cross is a red circular ground surrounded by a parrot and ten green five-pointed stars. Green symbolizes banana plantations and dense forests on the island, yellow represents crops such as lemons, oranges, coconuts, etc., white symbolizes the purity of rivers, waterfalls and people, and black represents local people and fertile land dominated by blacks and mulattoes. The cross represents the people's religious belief-Catholicism. The red circle symbolizes the social development plan implemented by the country, 10 five-pointed stars represent the country 10 regions, and the parrot is the national bird of Dominica.

National emblem: the central pattern is the coat of arms. There are four groups of patterns on the shield: coconut trees in the upper left corner and banana trees in the lower right corner, all of which symbolize the country's agriculture; In the upper right corner is a toad unique to Dominica, representing local specialties; In the lower left corner is a canoe floating on the sea, symbolizing the offshore fishing industry of the island country. There is a lion on the coat of arms and a parrot on each side of the coat of arms. On the ribbon at the bottom, Kerry Allvine wrote "Under the merciful God, we love the earth".

National dignitaries: President of Liverpool; Premier roosevelt skerrit took office in June 2004 and was re-elected in May 2005.

Physical geography: Located in the northeast of the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean, it is an island country with an area of only 75 1 km2, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Caribbean Sea in the west.

Population: 77,000. The inhabitants of the island are mainly black and mulatto. English is the official language. Most people believe in Catholicism.

Capital: Rosso, with a population of about 20,000.

Brief history: Dominica was originally inhabited by Indian tribes Arawaks and Caribbean people. Columbus came to the island on 1493. 1763 After the Paris Treaty stipulated that the island belonged to Britain, France occupied it twice. 1805 British occupation. 1967 implemented "internal autonomy" in March and became a "British associated country". 1978165438+10 declared its independence on October 3, and is now a member of the Commonwealth.

Politics: According to the Constitution of1978165438+10, the President is the head of state and is in charge of the state administrative power. The President is elected by the Parliament for a term of five years, with no more than two consecutive terms. Parliament is a unicameral system and the highest legislative body. Known as the House of Representatives, it has ***30 seats, of which 265,438+0 seats are elected by universal suffrage, and the other 9 seats are nominated by the Prime Minister and opposition leaders (5 seats are nominated by the Prime Minister and 4 seats are nominated by opposition leaders) and appointed by the President as senators. The term of office of each parliament is five years.

Economy: Tourism is a pillar industry in Dominica, with tourism revenue exceeding half of GDP. It is rich in bananas, coconuts and oranges. Among them, banana export income accounts for 50% of the national foreign exchange income. The multi-industry foundation is weak, and there are only small-scale light industries such as fruit processing, clothing, cigarettes and wine making. In recent years, many governments have devoted themselves to promoting the diversification of agricultural production and vigorously developing flower industry, aquaculture and vegetable production. There is no railway in Dominica, and it is mainly transported by road. China has two airports, which can only take off and land small planes. The largest port is Rosso.

Diplomacy: Pursuing the foreign policy of "safeguarding the freedom and democratic rights of Dominica and its neighbors". Advocating Caribbean integration, being a member of the same Caribbean city, 1978 joining the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund, 1979 joining the World Bank and the Organization of American States.

Relations with China: Since March 23, 2004, China and Dominica have recognized each other and established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, and signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations. In September, 2005, Prime Minister Sherry of Dominica paid an official visit to China. In March 2006, Dominican President Liverpool visited China.