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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-15  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  2. <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
  3. <card>
  4.     <id>16355</id>
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  9.     <owner>5472</owner>
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  11.     <content>
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  13.         <id>31</id>
  14.         <text><span class="style42"></span><span class="style12">DOMINICA</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> Commonwealth of Dominica</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, Commonwealth, OAS, CARICOM</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">750 km2 (290 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">71200 (1990 census)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Roseau 16000 (city 8000; 1990 census)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">English (official), French patois</span><span class="style42">Religion: </span><span class="style13">Roman Catholic (77%)</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">Every five years, 21 members of the House of Assembly are elected by universal adult suffrage and nine are appointed by the President, who is elected for a five-year term by the House. The President appoints a Prime Minister and Cabinet.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">Dominica is surrounded by steep cliffs. Its forested mountainous interior rises to Morne Diablotin, 1447 m (4747 ft). </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">Dominica has a tropical climate with little seasonal variation and very heavy rainfall.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">Dominica is a poor island. It produces bananas, timber and coconuts, and exports water to drier neighbors. Tourism is increasing in importance. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">East Caribbean dollar.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">Discovered by Columbus (1493), Dominica was occupied by Carib Indians, who strongly resisted European settlement. Dominica was disputed by England and France, changing hands several times (1632ΓÇô1783). Black slaves were imported to work plantations. Dominica was a member of the West Indies Federation (1958ΓÇô62), gained autonomy in 1967 and independence in 1978.</span></text>
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