This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean.
In a general sense, the
Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the
Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from
The Bahamas in the north to
Guyana in the south, and
Suriname in the east to
Belize in the west. This is an expanse (mostly of ocean) which measures about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) from north to south, and over 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) from east to west.
Note that
Bermuda is a member nation of the Caribbean Community, though the island nation lies in the
North Atlantic Ocean, not in the
Caribbean.
Other than 13 Caribbean island countries, three continental mainland countries, namely
Belize,
Guyana, and
Suriname, have also been included in the following table.
Depending on the speaker and the context, the phrase "Caribbean countries" can have a variety of meanings,[34] such as those shown in the images below.
†Physiographically, these
continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
#Bermuda is an isolated
North Atlanticoceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the
Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean.
In a general sense, the
Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the
Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from
The Bahamas in the north to
Guyana in the south, and
Suriname in the east to
Belize in the west. This is an expanse (mostly of ocean) which measures about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) from north to south, and over 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) from east to west.
Note that
Bermuda is a member nation of the Caribbean Community, though the island nation lies in the
North Atlantic Ocean, not in the
Caribbean.
Other than 13 Caribbean island countries, three continental mainland countries, namely
Belize,
Guyana, and
Suriname, have also been included in the following table.
Depending on the speaker and the context, the phrase "Caribbean countries" can have a variety of meanings,[34] such as those shown in the images below.
†Physiographically, these
continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
#Bermuda is an isolated
North Atlanticoceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the
Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.