Countries of the Caribbean: The Complete List

The Caribbean comprises the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and surrounding coasts. Sovereign states and territories:

Greater Antilles (Large Islands)

• Cuba
• Hispaniola: Haiti + Dominican Republic
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico (US territory)

Lesser Antilles (Volcanic Arc — North to South)

• US Virgin Islands (US territory)
• British Virgin Islands (UK territory)
• Anguilla (UK)
• Saint Martin / Sint Maarten (FR/NL)
• Saint Barthélemy (FR)
• Saba (NL)
• Saint Eustatius (NL)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Montserrat (UK)
• Guadeloupe (FR)
• Dominica
• Martinique (FR)
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Grenada
• Barbados (east of arc)
• Trinidad and Tobago (off Venezuela)

Lucayan Archipelago

• The Bahamas
• Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)

Mainland Caribbean Nations (Caribbean Coast)

• Belize
• Guyana
• Suriname
• Colombia (Caribbean coast)
• Venezuela (Caribbean coast)
• Mexico (Quintana Roo, Yucatán)
• Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala (Caribbean coasts)

Count

• 13 sovereign island nations
• 17+ territories (UK, FR, NL, US)
• 7+ mainland states with Caribbean coast

Definition varies (CARICOM, ACS, UN geoscheme), but the cultural Caribbean centers on the island chain.