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A Short History of Dominica
http://www.webdesigns.ai/leroy/domhis.htm
Almost all 81,000 Dominicans are descendants of African slaves imported by planters in the 18th century. Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain a colony of its pre-Columbian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live in a reserve on the island's east coast. The population growth rate is low, due primarily to emigration to more prosperous Caribbean islands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. English is the official language; however, because of historic French domination, |
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