The Caribbean Map
The Caribbean is a region of the globe corresponding to the watershed of the Caribbean Sea. It is sometimes called the "New World Mediterranean". Strictly speaking, the Caribbean is a subset of the American continent. By misuse of language, the Caribbean is often confused with the West Indies.
In everyday language, the Caribbean is often confused with the West Indies, including the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles, but the Caribbean cultural and economic space extends beyond the Caribbean arc. It includes the Lucayan Archipelago (Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), as well as the Caribbean facade of the American continent which extends from Central America to the Guiana Shield through the coastal plains of Colombia and Venezuela. More rarely are Bermuda, Florida, sometimes even Louisiana associated with the Caribbean.
Another broader definition encompasses the Gulf of Mexico, the sections of the Atlantic Ocean that include the Bahamas and the territorial waters of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
List of countries and territories in the Caribbean with their political seat, national territorial area, number of inhabitants and population density.
| Country/Territory | Capital | Sovereignty | Area | Population | Density |
| Anguilla | The Valley | United Kingdom | 91 km² | 14,764 pop. (est. 2016) | 164.8/km² |
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | Independent | 440 km² | 100,963 pop. (est.2016) | 186/km² |
| Bahamas, The | Nassau | Independent | 13,880 km² | 392 718 pop. (est. 2016) | 25.21/km² |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Independent | 439 km² | 277,821 pop. (2010 census) | 660/km² |
| Bonaire | Kralendijk | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 294 km² | 60,765 pop. (est 2016) | 212.1/km² |
| British Virgin Islands | Road Town | United Kingdom | 264 km² | 162,951,560 pop. (est. 2016) | 1,106/km² |
| Cayman Islands | George Town | United Kingdom | 264 km² | 60,765 pop. (est. 2016) | 212.1/km² |
| Cuba | Havana | Independent | 109 884 km² | 11 221 060 pop. (census 2017) | 102.3/km² |
| Curaçao | Willemstad | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 444 km² | 159,371 pop. (est. 2016) | 317.1/km² |
| Dominica | Roseau | Independent | 750 km² | 73,543 pop. (est. 2016) | 105/km² |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Independent | 48,671 km² | 10,735,896 pop. (est. 2018) | 220/km² |
| Federal Dependencies of Venezuela | Gran Roque | Venezuela | 342 km² | 2,155 pop. (est. 2016 2015) | 6.3/km² |
| Grenada | Saint George | Independent | 348.5 km² | 107,317 pop. (est. 2016) | 825.1/km² |
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | France | 1,628 km² | 449,975 pop. (est. 2016) | 246.7/km² |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Independent | 27,750 km² | 10,847,334 pop. (est. 2016) | 382/km² |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Independent | 10,991 km² | 2,890,299 pop. (est. 2017) | 266/km² |
| Martinique | Fort-de-France | France | 1,128 km² | 385,103 pop. (est. 2016) | 352.6/km² |
| Montserrat | Plymouth and Brades | United Kingdom | 102 km² | 5,152 pop. (est. 2016) | 58.8/km² |
| Navassa Island | --- | United States | 5 km² | --- | --- |
| Nueva Esparta | La Asunción | Venezuela | 1,151 km² | 491,610 pop. (est. 2016) | 427.12/km² |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | United States | 8,870 km² | 3,667,903 pop. (est. 2016) | 448.9/km² |
| Saba | The Bottom | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 13 km² | 1,537 pop. (est. 2016) | 118.2/km² |
| San Andrés and Providencia | San Andrés | Colombia | 52.5 km² | 75,167 pop. (est. 2016) | 1431/km² |
| Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | France | 21 km² | 7,448 pop. (est. 2016) | 354.7/km² |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | Independent | 261 km² | 54,821 pop. (est. 2016) | 164/km² |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | Independent | 617 km² | 178,015 pop. (est. 2016) | 300/km² |
| Saint Martin | Marigot | France | 54 km² | 29,820 pop. (est. 2016) | 552.2/km² |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | Independent | 389 km² | 109,643 pop. (est. 2016) | 307/km² |
| Sint Eustatius | Oranjestad | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 21 km² | 2,739 pop. (est. 2016) | 130.4/km² |
| Sint Maarten | Philipsburg | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 34 km² | 39,537 pop. (est. 2016) | 1176.7/km² |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Independent | 5,131 km² | 1,359,193 pop. (est. 2018) | 264/km² |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Cockburn Town | United Kingdom | 948 km² | 34,900 pop. (est. 2016) | 34.8/km² |
| United States Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | United States | 347 km² | 104,913 pop. (est. 2016) | 317/km² |
Continental countries with Caribbean coastlines and islands: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.