How many countries are in Caribbean?

YearMaps maps 21 countries and territories in Caribbean: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Curacao, and others. Definitions of Caribbean vary; this list follows a common convention.

What is the largest country in Caribbean?

Cuba is the largest by area at 109,884 km². Haiti has the largest population, about 11.91 million.

What is the largest city in Caribbean?

San Juan is the largest city recorded for Caribbean, with a metropolitan population of about 2.48 million.

What is the highest mountain in Caribbean?

Pico Duarte is the highest summit recorded for Caribbean in YearMaps, at 3,098 m.

What is the largest lake in Caribbean?

Lago Enriquillo is the largest lake recorded in Caribbean, at about 286 km².

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About Caribbean

The Caribbean is a geo-political region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north and also the west through Central America, and South America to the south, it comprises numerous islands, cays, islets, reefs, and banks.

It includes the Lucayan Archipelago and Antilles of the West Indies; the Quintana Roo islands and Belizean islands of the Yucatán Peninsula; and the Bay Islands, Miskito Cays, Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Corn Islands, and San Blas Islands of Central America. It also includes the coastal areas on the continental mainland of the Americas bordering the region from the Yucatán Peninsula in North America through Central America to the Guianas in South America.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Caribbean (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Visiting Caribbean

The islands of the Caribbean Sea or West Indies are an extensive archipelago in the far west of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly strung between North and South America. They've long been known as a resort vacation destination for honeymooners and retirees and are a major area for cruise ships, but a small movement toward sustainable tourism and backpacking has started to open up the Caribbean to more independent travel. With year-round good weather (with the occasional but sometimes serious exception of hurricane season in the late summer and early fall), promotional air fares from Europe and North America, and hundreds of islands to explore, the Caribbean offers something for almost everyone.

Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Caribbean (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Countries in Caribbean

Ranked by population. Each links to that country's own map.

Countries in Caribbean
#	Country	Population	Area	Capital
1	Haiti	11.91 million	27,750 km²	Port-au-Prince
2	Dominican Republic	11.52 million	48,671 km²	Santo Domingo
3	Cuba	10.94 million	109,884 km²	Havana
4	Puerto Rico	3.18 million	9,104 km²	San Juan
5	Jamaica	2.84 million	10,992 km²	Kingston
6	Trinidad and Tobago	1.37 million	5,128 km²	Port of Spain
7	Bahamas	403,033	13,878 km²	Nassau
8	Guadeloupe	384,160	1,628 km²	Basse-Terre
9	Martinique	360,630	1,128 km²	Fort-de-France
10	Barbados	282,623	439 km²	Bridgetown
11	Saint Lucia	180,149	617 km²	Castries
12	Curacao	156,263	444 km²	Willemstad
13	Grenada	117,303	349 km²	St. George's
14	Aruba	108,785	179 km²	Oranjestad
15	United States Virgin Islands	103,792	346 km²	Charlotte Amalie
16	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	99,924	389 km²	Kingstown
17	Antigua and Barbuda	94,209	440 km²	Q36262
18	Cayman Islands	75,844	264 km²	George Town
19	Dominica	65,871	751 km²	Roseau
20	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,922	269 km²	Basseterre
21	Turks and Caicos Islands	46,855	417 km²	Cockburn Town

Largest Cities in Caribbean

Top 15 of 103 recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Caribbean
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	San Juan	2.48 million	—	Admin-1 capital
2	Havana	2.17 million	Ciudad de la Habana	National capital
3	Santo Domingo	2.15 million	Distrito Nacional	National capital
4	Port-au-Prince	2.00 million	Ouest	National capital
5	Santiago	1.55 million	Santiago	Admin-1 capital
6	Kingston	937,700	Kingston	National capital
7	Santiago de Cuba	555,865	Santiago de Cuba	Admin-1 capital
8	Spanish Town	432,704	Saint Catherine	Admin-1 capital
9	Camagüey	347,562	Camagüey	Admin-1 capital
10	Holguín	319,102	Holguín	Admin-1 capital
11	Port-of-Spain	294,934	Port of Spain	National capital
12	Mayagüez	291,339	—	Populated place
13	Cap-Haïtien	281,487	Nord	Admin-1 capital
14	Guantánamo	272,801	Guantánamo	Admin-1 capital
15	Fort-de-France	253,995	Martinique	Admin-1 region capital

Highest Mountains in Caribbean

Top 15 of 22 recorded. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries.

Highest Mountains in Caribbean
#	Name	Elevation	Feet	Region
1	Pico Duarte	3,098 m	10,164 ft	North America
2	Pic la Selle	2,680 m	8,793 ft	North America
3	Blue Mountain Pk	2,256 m	7,402 ft	North America
4	Pico Turquino	1,974 m	6,476 ft	North America
5	La Soufrière	1,467 m	4,813 ft	North America
6	Morne Diablotins	1,447 m	4,747 ft	North America
7	Montagne Pelée	1,397 m	4,583 ft	North America
8	Cerro de Punta	1,338 m	4,390 ft	North America
9	La Soufrière	1,234 m	4,049 ft	North America
10	Mount Misery	1,156 m	3,793 ft	North America
11	Pico El Yunque	1,055 m	3,461 ft	North America
12	Mount Gimie	950 m	3,117 ft	North America
13	Aripo Peak	940 m	3,084 ft	South America
14	Mount Scenery	870 m	2,854 ft	North America
15	Mount Saint Catherine	840 m	2,756 ft	North America

Largest Lakes in Caribbean

Top 2 of 2 recorded. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake.

Largest Lakes in Caribbean
#	Name	Surface Area	Type
1	Lago Enriquillo	286 km²	Alkaline Lake
2	Etang Saumâtre	128 km²	Alkaline Lake

Ports in Caribbean

Top 15 of 96 recorded. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on.

Ports in Caribbean
#	Name	Channel Depth	Class	Sea	Max Vessel
1	Bahia de Jobos	53 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
2	Matthew Town	53 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	medium vessels
3	Cockburn Harbor	53 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	point_of_interest
4	Cayman Brac	53 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
5	Cruz Bay	53 m	Small	Caribbean Sea	point_of_interest
6	Cardenas	49.4 m	Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
7	Felton	49.4 m	Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
8	Puerto Botado	49.4 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
9	Bahia de Fajardo	49.4 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	point_of_interest
10	Nueva Gerona	49.4 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
11	Cabanas	45.7 m	Minor	Caribbean Sea	medium vessels
12	Isabela de Sagua	45.7 m	Small	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
13	Tunas de Zaza	45.7 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	medium vessels
14	Casilda	45.7 m	Minor	Caribbean Sea	large vessels
15	Jacmel	45.7 m	Very Small	Caribbean Sea	medium vessels

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Caribbean

Top 15 of 16 recorded. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Caribbean
#	Name	Inscribed	Type	Criteria
1	National History Park	1982	Cultural	(iv) (vi)
2	Old Havana and its Fortification System	1982	Cultural	(iv) (v)
3	Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios	1988	Cultural	(iv) (v)
4	Colonial City of Santo Domingo	1990	Cultural	(ii) (iv) (vi)
5	Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca	1997	Cultural	(iv) (v)
6	Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao	1997	Cultural	(ii) (iv) (v)
7	Morne Trois Pitons National Park	1997	Natural	(viii) (x)
8	Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park	1999	Cultural	(iii) (iv)
9	Desembarco del Granma National Park	1999	Natural	(vii) (viii)
10	Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba	2000	Cultural	(iii) (iv)
11	Pitons	2004	Natural	(vii) (viii)
12	Historic Centre of Cienfuegos	2005	Cultural	(ii) (iv)
13	Historic Centre of Camagüey	2008	Cultural	(iv) (v)
14	Garrison Historic Area	2011	Cultural	(ii) (iii) (iv)
15	Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites	2016	Cultural	(ii) (iv)

Largest Islands of Caribbean

Top 11 of 11 recorded. Ranked by mapped area. An island divided between countries is listed under each, with the area of the whole island.

Largest Islands of Caribbean
#	Name	Area	Type
1	West Indies	1.73M km²	Island group
2	Greater Antilles	694,191 km²	Island group
3	Bahama Islands	363,766 km²	Island group
4	Cuba	107,643 km²	Island
5	Hispaniola	74,524 km²	Island
6	Jamaica	11,433 km²	Island
7	Puerto Rico	8,885 km²	Island
8	Lesser Antilles	7,847 km²	Island group
9	Andros	6,375 km²	Island
10	Trinidad	4,351 km²	Island
11	Grand Bahama	987 km²	Island

Caribbean: Quick Answers

How many countries are in Caribbean?: YearMaps maps 21 countries and territories in Caribbean: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Curacao, and others. Definitions of Caribbean vary; this list follows a common convention.
What is the largest country in Caribbean?: Cuba is the largest by area at 109,884 km². Haiti has the largest population, about 11.91 million.
What is the largest city in Caribbean?: San Juan is the largest city recorded for Caribbean, with a metropolitan population of about 2.48 million.
What is the highest mountain in Caribbean?: Pico Duarte is the highest summit recorded for Caribbean in YearMaps, at 3,098 m.
What is the largest lake in Caribbean?: Lago Enriquillo is the largest lake recorded in Caribbean, at about 286 km².