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Dominica

• Government of Dominica

• Government Information Service
• House of Assembly
• Ministry of Finance and Planning
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Labour & Public Service
• Ministry of Tourism, Legal Affairs & Civil Aviation
• President's Office

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Country Profiles

• BBC News Profile - Dominica
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Dominica
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• FAO and Dominica
  This page from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has information on economic and agricultural issues. It also has a good selection of maps.
• Human Development Report on Dominica
  Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
• IAEA - Dominica
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• IMF - Dominica
  Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
• ITC - Dominica
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Dominica
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• OHCHR - Dominica
  Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
• UNESCO Worldwide - Dominica
  Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • UNESCO Communication & Information - Dominica
    Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
  • UNESCO Education Worldwide - Dominica
    Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Dominica
    A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
  • UNESCO Office for the Caribbean
    Cluster Office representing UNESCO member and associate states in the Caribbean. Member States are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saints Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Associate Member States are British Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Cayman Islands.
  • UNESCO World Heritage - Dominica
    Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
    
• UNFPA Caribbean
  The UNFPA office in Jamaica serves the English and Dutch Speaking Caribbean inclusive of 21 member countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and The Turks and Caicos Islands.
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Dominica
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• United Nations Country @ a Glance - Dominica
  Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Dominica
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Dominica
  "Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Dominica
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Dominica.
• U.S. Department of Energy - Dominica
  Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
  • U.S. Department of Energy - Caribbean (includes Dominica)
    Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration for the Caribbean.

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
  • National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
    Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
• CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
  The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to Dominica.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
• Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
  An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
• Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
• Human Rights Watch - Americas
  News and reports related to human rights.
• International Area Studies General CU
  Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
• International Area Studies Latin America CU
  Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Latin America.
• International Area Studies Statistics CU
  Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
• PAHO/WHO Databases
  Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
• UNdata
  UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
• WDI Online CU
  World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• CARICOM - Dominica
  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973. It is a regional organization dedicated to improving development, trade and economics, international competitiveness and economic leverage, coordination of foreign economic policies, and standards of living and work.
• Commonwealth of Nations - Dominica
  "The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth's 2 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions."
• Delegation of the European Commission in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
  The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the Eastern Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
• Embassy of the United States in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
  Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
• EU's Relations with Dominica
  Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with Dominica.
• G-77 at the United Nations
  The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including Dominica), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
• OECS - Commonwealth of Dominica
  The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states include Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands are associate members.
• Permanent Mission of Dominica to the Organization of American States
  "The OAS brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption."
• Permanent Mission of Dominica to the United Nations
  Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
• ReliefWeb - Dominica
  ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
• UNHCR
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Dominica from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the OECS Subregional Office
  UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention. UNDP Barbados is a subregional, multi-country office that serves the Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis (also called St. Kitts and Nevis), Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Dominica
  Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
• USAID - Dominica
  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
  • USAID - Caribbean
    USAID Assistance in the Caribbean (Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago).
• U.S. Department of State - Dominica
  U.S.-Dominican relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
  • Background Notes - Dominica
    Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
• World Bank - OECS
  World Bank data, projects, and research in the countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). OECS countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
• World Trade Organization - Dominica
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

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Health

• PAHO/WHO
  Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.   
  • Country Health Profile - Dominica
    Information, health situation analysis, and statistics about countries in the Americas.
• UNAIDS - Dominica
  Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
• WHO - Dominica
  Information and statistics on the status of public health in Dominica from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• Regional Security System - Dominica
  The Regional Security System is collective response to security threats for the Eastern Caribbean region. Member states include Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Dominica available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  dominica and econom*	dominica and econom*
  dominica and histor*	dominica and histor*
  dominica and politic*	dominica and politic*
  dominica (government publications only)	dominica (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

• Foreign Relations and International Aid