Why is it called the Caribbean?
Why is it called the Caribbean? The name Caribbean derives from the Caribs, one of the region's dominant Native American groups at the time of European contact during the late 15th century.
Are there 13 or 26 Caribbean countries?
The Caribbean is home to thirteen sovereign island nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago (on the continental shelf of South America).