Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
Americas · Caribbean
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Eugenia Charles
leader
She was Dominica's first female prime minister and a major Caribbean political figure.
Local Delicacy
Mountain chicken
A traditional Dominican dish made from a large local frog, now rare and protected.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Boiling Lake
It is one of the world's largest flooded fumaroles and a famous natural wonder.
Agriculture & Produce
Bananas have long been Dominica's principal export crop and a defining part of its agriculture.
Bananas are Dominica's most iconic and historically most important fruit.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
Steelpan is highly popular in Dominica’s carnival and modern Creole music culture.
The accordion is a defining instrument in jing ping, one of Dominica’s key traditional styles.
This home-made friction bass anchors jing ping ensembles with deep rhythmic pulse.
The tambourine is a core percussion instrument in jing ping and festive village performance.
The gwaj scraper adds the characteristic Creole rhythmic texture in Dominican folk music.