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