What's the biggest Caribbean country?


What's the biggest Caribbean country? The statistic shows the largest island countries and territories in the Caribbean, based on land area. Cuba is the largest island country in the Caribbean sea, with a total area of almost 111 thousand square kilometers, followed by the Dominican Republic, with nearly 49 thousand square kilometers.


What race is most of the Caribbean?

Looking at the whole area of the Caribbean, the largest ethnic group is Spanish. About 60% of Caribbean people claim some Spanish heritage.


What is the smallest Caribbean country?

St. Kitts and Nevis, the smallest country in the Americas in both land area and population, is one of the seven independent territories covered by the United Nations Multi-Country Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. St. Kitts and Nevis is 101 square miles with a population of 53,104 persons.


Why is Barbados so rich?

Barbados is a middle-income country with a diversified economy built on tourism and offshore banking and has one of the Caribbean's highest incomes per capita.


What is the prettiest place in the Caribbean?

Here are 18 of the most beautiful Caribbean islands.
  • 01 of 17. Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. M Swiet Productions/Getty Images. ...
  • 02 of 17. St. Lucia. ...
  • 03 of 17. Grenada. NAPA74/Getty Images. ...
  • 04 of 17. Dominica. Derek Galon/Getty Images. ...
  • 05 of 17. St. Barts. ...
  • 06 of 17. Jamaica. ...
  • 07 of 17. Puerto Rico. ...
  • 08 of 17. Turks and Caicos.


What Caribbean island has two names?

The island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten is written this way, with two names, because it is an island shared by two cultures, two nations, France and the Netherlands.


Which is the richest country in the Caribbean?

Which is the richest island country in the world? In terms of GDP per capita, Bermuda is the wealthiest Caribbean country and one of the richest island countries in the world.


What is the most violent Caribbean island?

Which Caribbean island has the highest crime rate? In the Caribbean, the worst murder rate is found in Jamaica, with 52.9 homicide victims per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022.


Which Caribbean is the least safe?

The most dangerous Caribbean islands. On the basis of crime rates, some of the least safe Caribbean Islands to visit include Puerto Rico, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago. As we noted though, most crime in the Caribbean is an internal problem and is linked to inner-city areas well away from tourist resorts.


Are all Caribbean islands Third World?

The Third World includes all countries of Africa (except South Africa), Asia (except Japan), and Latin America and the Caribbean, and some states and territories of Oceania.


Which Caribbean country is beautiful?

St. Lucia is arguably the most beautiful of all Caribbean Islands with its two UNESCO World Heritage designated Pitons standing proud. The Gros and Petit Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs that definitely contribute to the island's beauty.


What is the number 1 Caribbean country?

At the top of the list is the Dominican Republic (DR). In 2022, over 8.5 million tourists visited the island, making it not only the most popular destination in the Caribbean, but a top five tourist spot within North, Central, and South America.


Which Caribbean is the safest?

Top 4 safest Caribbean islands to visit in 2023
  • St. Barts. Saint-Barthélemy, or St. ...
  • Anguilla. The U.S. Department of State named Anguilla one of the safest islands in the Caribbean. ...
  • The Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands implement some of the strictest gun laws of any Caribbean territory or nation. ...
  • Martinique.