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Dominica–United States relations arebilateral relations between theCommonwealth of Dominica and theUnited States of America.
The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica have positive bilateral relations. The United States supports the Dominican government's efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higherstandard of living for its citizens. U.S. assistance is primarily channeled through multilateral agencies such as theWorld Bank and theCaribbean Development Bank (CDB), as well as through theU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) office inBridgetown, Barbados. ThePeace Corps also provides technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Dominica, and has volunteers on the island working primarily in education, youth development, and health.
The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica work together in the struggle againstillegal drugs. Dominica cooperates with U.S. agencies and participates in counter-narcotics programs in an effort to curbdrug trafficking andmarijuana cultivation. In 1995, the Dominican government signed amaritime law enforcement agreement with the United States to strengthen counter-narcotics coordination, and in 1996, the government signed mutual legal assistance andextradition treaties to enhance joint efforts in combatinginternational crime.
Dominica had around 252,000 visitors in 2005, which represented a contraction in bothcruise line and stay-over arrivals over the record performance set in 2004. It is estimated that 4,500 Americans reside in the country.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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