This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean

In a general sense, the Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from The Bahamas in the north to Guyana in the south, and Suriname in the east to Belize in the west in a general sense. This is an expanse (mostly of ocean) which measures about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) from north to south, and over 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) from east to west.

When the Central and South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea (many of which have a cultural and linguistic heritage that sets their history out of the scope of the region) are excluded, the Caribbean covers the same geographical area as the West Indies, containing a total of 13 sovereign states and 12 island territories that remain dependencies in one form or another, to the countries of France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Amerindians to Africans (page one), published by Macmillan Caribbean

Sovereign states Other than Cuba and the Dominican Republic, all other 11 sovereign states (and one British Overseas Territory) in the Caribbean are member nations of the Caribbean Community, which is an international organisation formed to promote regional integration and collaboration among its member nations. Belize, Guyana, and Suriname can be considered part of the Caribbean culturally, despite Belize being geographically in Central America and Guyana and Suriname in South America.

This table only includes the countries and territories in the West Indies, which is what is generally considered to be the Caribbean as a region.

Flag Name (official name) Capital Currency Official language(s) Area (km2) Population () GDP per capita (PPP) (USD) Antigua and Barbuda St. John's East Caribbean dollar None 440 21,910 The Bahamas (Commonwealth of The Bahamas) Nassau Bahamian dollar English 13,878 37,101 Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian dollar English 431 15,639 Cuba (Republic of Cuba) Havana Cuban peso Spanish 109,886 12,300 Dominica (Republic of Dominica) Roseau East Caribbean dollar English 754 11,917 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso Spanish 48,442 18,413 Grenada St. George's East Caribbean dollar English 344 17,039 Haiti (Republic of Haiti) Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde French, Haitian Creole 27,750 2,905 Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar English 10,991 9,762 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) Basseterre East Caribbean dollar English 261 26,438 Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar English 616 15,449 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar English 389 12,485 Trinidad and Tobago (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar English 5,131 26,176

Dependent territories Montserrat is a member nation of both the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States despite being a dependent territory of the United Kingdom. San Andrés and Providencia; Guadeloupe and Martinique; the Caribbean Netherlands (BES islands); as well as the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela and Nueva Esparta; are not included here because they are not technically dependent territories of Colombia, France, the Netherlands, and Venezuela respectively, instead, they are integral parts of the countries abovementioned. Navassa Island, an uninhabited disputed territory administered by the United States and claimed by Haiti, is also excluded.

Flag Name (official name) Sovereign state Capital Currency Official language(s) Area (km2) Population () GDP per capita (PPP) (USD) Anguilla United Kingdom The Valley East Caribbean dollar English 91 12,200 (2008 est.) Aruba (Country of Aruba) Netherlands Oranjestad Aruban florin DutchPapiamento 180 37,500 (2017 est.) British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands) United Kingdom Road Town United States dollar English 153 34,200 (2017 est.) Cayman Islands United Kingdom George Town Cayman Islands dollar English 264 71,549 (2018 est.) Curaçao (Country of Curaçao) Netherlands Willemstad Caribbean guilder DutchEnglishPapiamento 444 24,479 (2019 est.) Montserrat United Kingdom Plymouth (de jure)Brades (de facto) East Caribbean dollar English 102 34,000 (2011 est.) Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) United States San Juan United States dollar EnglishSpanish 9,104 34,518 (2019 est.) Saint Barthélemy (Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy) France Gustavia Euro French 22 7,267 Saint Martin (Collectivity of Saint Martin) France Marigot Euro French 54 31,530 19,300 (2005 est.) Sint Maarten (Country of Sint Maarten) Netherlands Philipsburg Caribbean guilder DutchEnglish 34 35,342 (2018 est.) Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) United States dollar English 616 29,253 (2019 est.) U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands of the United States) United States Charlotte Amalie United States dollar English 346 37,000 (2016 est.)

The phrase "Caribbean countries" Depending on the speaker and the context, the phrase "Caribbean countries" can have a variety of meanings,The meaning of the word "Caribbean" such as those shown in the images below.

See also Caribbean Free Trade Association Greater Antilles Hispanic America Ibero-America Languages of the Caribbean Lesser Antilles List of Caribbean countries by population Lucayan Archipelago West Indies

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