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Dominica–France relations
Bilateral relations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Republic of France maintain historical, political, economic, social and cultural relations.[1] Sometimes referred to as "French Dominique" (to distinguish it from the Dominican Republic, and pay homage to Dominica's historic French-speaking roots),[2][3] Dominica also shares close ties with its nearest neighbours, the overseas departments of the French Republic, Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south.[4] At present, Dominica is connected to the French islands by an inter-island express ferry.[5][6] Under the auspice of the European Union both Dominica and France are tied economically via a 2008 concluded multilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) trade-deal representing many Caribbean nations under the name CARIFORUM. They are further members of: The Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the Caribbean Postal Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the United Nations.