Caribbean (West Indies)

Greater Antilles:

4 large islands:

Cuba

Jamaica

Hispaniola

Puerto Rico

Lesser Antilles:

in arc between S. America and Greater Antilles

Bahamas:

“between” Greater Antilles and FLA

13 independent nations in Caribbean:

1 Bahamas

2 Cuba

3 Jamaica

4 Haiti

5 Dominican Republic

6 St. Christopher (St. Kitts and Nevis)

7 Antigua and Barbuda

8 Dominica

9 St. Lucia

10 Barbados

11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines

12 Grenada

13 Trinidad and Tobago

Dependent nations belonging to US,UK, France, Netherlands

US:

Puerto Rico

self-governing commonwealth

U.S.Virgin Islands

50 islands; internal self- government

Navassa

UK:

Turks and Caicos Islands

(self-governing associated state of UK)

Cayman Islands

(3 self-governing islands)

British Virgin Islands

36 islands

Anguilla

near British Virgin Islands

Montserrat

near Antigua

France

• Guadeloupe: – A French Overseas Department

 

Islands administered by Guadelope are:

Marie-Galante,

La Desirade,

Iles des Saintes,

St. Barthelemy (Bar-te-le MEE) (St. Barths), St. Martin

(St. Martin is jointly ruled by France and Netherlands ; smallest political unit on earth ruled by two countries)

•  Martinique

Netherlands:

 

Netherland Antilles (5 islands) :

autonomous and self-governing

  Bonaire

Curacao

Saba

St. Eustatius

St. Maarten

Aruba