Official name: Commonwealth of Dominica Area: 750 km2 Population (1996): 73,800 Capital: Roseau (Time difference with Japan: -13 hours) Main language: English Currency: East Caribbean Dollar An island nation located in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. To the north is the French island of Guadeloupe, and to the south is the French island of Martinique. Dominica is a volcanic island, with many waterfalls and hot spring lakes in its mountainous terrain, and the tropical rainforests that cover the mountainous areas are home to a wide variety of native plants, so the entire island is called the "botanical garden of the Caribbean." Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
正式名称=ドミニカ(ドミニカ国)Commonwealth of Dominica面積=750km2人口(1996)=7万3800人首都=ロゾーRoseau(日本との時差=-13時間)主要言語=英語通貨=東カリブ・ドルEast Caribbean Dollarカリブ海の小アンティル諸島に位置する島国。北隣にはフランス領のグアドループ島が,また南隣には同じくフランス領のマルティニク島がある。ドミニカ島は火山島で,山がちの地形には多くの滝や温泉湖があり,山間部をおおう熱帯雨林では自生する植物の種類も多く,島全体が〈カリブ海の植物園〉と称される。
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