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| Country name |
conventional long form: commonwealth of dominica conventional short form: dominica |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth |
| Capital | Roseau |
| Administrative divisions | 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter |
| Independence | 3 November 1978 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 3 November (1978) |
| Constitution | 3 November 1978 |
| Legal system | based on English common law |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president nicholas j. o. liverpool (since october 2003) elections: president elected by the house of assembly for a five-year term; election last held 1 october 2003 (next to be held na october 2008); prime minister appointed by the president election results: nicholas liverpool elected president; percent of legislative vote - na cabinet: cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister head of government: prime minister roosevelt skerrit (since 8 january 2004); note - assumed post after death of prime minister pierre charles |
| Legislative branch | unicameral House of Assembly (30 seats, 9 appointed senators, 21 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 31 january 2000 (next to be held by 17 july 2005); note - tradition dictates that the election will be held within five years of the last election, but technically it is five years from the first seating of parliament (17 april 2000) plus a 90 day grace period election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - dlp 10, uwp 9, dfp 2 |
| Judicial branch | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the Court of Appeal and the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction) |
| Political parties and leaders | Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Charles SAVARIN]; Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Roosevelt SKERRIT]; United Workers Party or UWP [Edison JAMES] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party) |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador swinburne lestrade chancery: 3216 new mexico avenue nw, washington, dc 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 364-6781 consulate(s) general: new york FAX: [1] (202) 364-6791 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER, is accredited to Dominica |
| Flag description | green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes) |
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