ACP
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries which have been former colonies of European states.
BDS$
Barbados dollar
CARICOM
Caribbean Community (2011 full members: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and, Trinidad and Tobago)
DOM
Département d'Outre-Mer (of France); Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Réunion and Mayotte are considered to be integral parts of the EU.
EC$
Eastern Caribbean dollar
EU
European Union
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