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Like its Eastern Caribbean neighbours, the main priority of Dominica's foreign relations is economic development. The country maintains missions in Washington, New York, London, and Brussels and is represented jointly with other Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) members in Canada. Dominica is also a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Commonwealth of Nations. It became a member of the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1978 and of the World Bank and Organization of American States (OAS) in 1979.
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
Dominica first competed at the Olympic Games in 1996, and has participated in each Games since then.
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Dominica face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Homosexuality has been legal since 2024, when the High Court struck down the country's colonial-era sodomy law. Dominica provides no recognition to same-sex unions, whether in the form of marriage or civil unions, and no law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Dominica participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation in Rio marked its sixth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two athletes: Yordanys Durañona and Thea LaFond, both competing in the men's and women's triple jump, respectively. The former qualified for the Games by meeting qualification standards while the latter entered the quadrennial event through a wildcard place. Neither athlete progressed further than the first round of their sport events.
Thea Noeliva LaFond is a Dominican-American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the triple jump to claim the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica. LaFond was also the 2024 World Indoor triple jump champion.
Dominica competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Caribbean.
Dominica competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. This was Dominica's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Caribbean.
Events in the year 2024 in Namibia.
Events in the year 2024 in Barbados.
Events in the year 2024 in Jamaica.
Events in the year 2024 in Grenada.
This article lists events from the year 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda.
Events in the year 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Events from the year 2024 in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Events from the year 2024 in Saint Lucia
Events during the year 2025 in Italy.
