Nepal and Dominica have established diplomatic relations. With this, the countries with which Nepal has established ties have reached 169.
Permanent representatives of Nepal to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai and Permanent Representative of Dominica to the UN Ms. Loreen Ruth Bannis signed a Joint Communiqué to this effect at a ceremony in the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York.
According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York, both the envoys also held discussions on various issues including further strengthening relations between the two countries.
Both Nepal and Dominica are members of G77 and have adopted Non-Alignment Movement as their foreign policy.
Dominica is a small, fertile island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its closest neighbours are the French islands of Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante, to the north, and Martinique, to the south. The island was formed from volcanic activity. It has a range of high mountains covered in forests. It still has several active volcanoes.
Dominica is a mountainous Caribbean island nation with natural hot springs and tropical rainforests. Morne Trois Pitons National Park is home to the volcanically heated, steam-covered Boiling Lake. The park also encompasses sulphur vents, the 65m-tall Trafalgar Falls and narrow Titou Gorge. To the west is Dominica’s capital, Roseau, with colorful timber houses and botanic gardens.
Dominica lies in the Windward Islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago.
Spanning over 750 square kilometers with approximately 75,000 populations Dominica is a parliamentary republican nation that joined the Commonwealth in 1978 following independence from Britain.
The population of the Dominican Republic is predominantly of mixed African and European ethnicity, and there are small Black and white minorities.
Dominica is one of the poorest of the Caribbean countries. Its economy is dependent upon agriculture, which is intermittently destroyed by hurricanes. Attempts to diversify have had some success, with a growing tourism industry and a small offshore financial sector.
English is the official language of Dominica, but periods of French rule left their mark on family and place names, such as the capital Roseau
The mountain chicken actually refers to a species of giant frog native to the area. The legs, which form the basis of a dish, is considered Dominica’s national food.
The current Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland QC, is the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General born in Dominica. She is the 2nd Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the 1st woman to hold the post.
