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CARIBBEAN SEA REGION
THERE ARE 29 COUNTRIES AND DEPENDENCIES
IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH 42 MILLION PEOPLE.
SPANISH, ENGLISH, USA, FRENCH, DUTCH.
The largest islands in the Greater Antilles speak
Spanish – Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
Puerto Rico (USA).
 Haiti speaks a kind of French, as do the French
island groups of Gaudeloupe and Martinique.
 Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao are part of the
Netherlands – and speak Dutch and English.
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THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN CONTAINS
AROUND 6 MILLION INHABITANTS.
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The independent island-nations that are considered
as Commonwealth Caribbean include:
Antigua and Barbuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
THE ‘COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN’ ALSO
INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT ENGLISHSPEAKING COUNTRIES IN THE ‘MAINLAND
CARIBBEAN’.
Belize, once known as British Honduras.
 Guyana, once known as British Guiana.
THERE ARE ALSO 5 BRITISH OVERSEAS DEPENDENCIES IN THE
CARIBBEAN REGION.
 Anguilla
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Montserrat
 Turks and Caicos Islands
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JAMAICA – 2.7 MILLION INHABITANTS –IN THE
GREATER ANTILLES, NEAR CUBA AND HAITI.
KINGSTON IS THE CAPITAL – 650,000 PEOPLE,
MONTEGO BAY IS THE MAIN TOURIST CENTRE.
WORLD NO. 5 IN BAUXITE MINING, TOURIST
INDUSTRY, JAMAICA'S AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
ARE SUGAR, BANANAS, COFFEE, RUM, YAMS.
WHY ARE THESE TWO JAMAICANS FAMOUS?
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – 1.35 MILLION PEOPLE
– ETHNIC MIX OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN AND INDIAN
PEOPLES.
TRINIDAD LIES CLOSE TO COAST OF VENEZUELA
THE CAPITAL IS PORT OF SPAIN.
PORT OF SPAIN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS ORANGE
CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS AND STEELBANDS.
80% OF TRINIDAD‚S EXPORTS ARE OF OIL
AND GAS. MANUFACTURING AND TOURISM
ARE ALSO IMPORTANT. AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS INCLUDE CITRUS AND COCOA.
OIL REFINERY
THE BAHAMAS (OFFICIALLY CALLED THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS) IS AN
ARCHIPELAGO IN THE WEST INDIES.
THE BAHAMAS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN CUBA
AND FLORIDA, WITH 370,000 INHABITANTS. THE
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL, NASSAU, IS ON NEW
PROVIDENCE ISLAND.
THE BAHAMAS ARE A POPULAR HOLIDAY
DESTINATION, THE 700 ISLANDS AND CAYS
ATTRACT MANY VISITORS FROM THE USA, AS
WELL AS EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES.
BARBADOS IS AN ISLAND COUNTRY IN THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA, WITH 285,000 INHABITANTS.
THE CAPITAL IS BRIDGETOWN, WITH 85,OOO
PEOPLE. WHO GREW UP IN THE CITY?
TOURISM IS THE MAIN INDUSTRY.
BARBADOS LIES OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN
ATLANTIC HURRICANE BELT.
SAINT LUCIA IS A TROPICAL ISLAND COUNTRY IN
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
ST. LUCIA
It is a part of the Lesser Antilles, and is north
of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south
of Martinique. About 174,000 people live here.
 The official language is English. Saint Lucian
Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is a French-based
Creole is spoken by 95% of the people.
 St. Lucia was the subject of many battles and
Britain and France each ruled it 7 times.
 The capital city of Saint Lucia is
Castries (population 60,263).
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THE CAPITAL AND THE STEEP, FORESTED
VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS (UP TO 950 M).
ST. LUCIA IS ALSO A POPULAR PORT OF CALL
FOR CRUISE SHIPS FULL OF TOURISTS.
GRENADA IS AN ISLAND COUNTRY CONSISTING
OF THE ISLAND OF GRENADA AND SIX SMALLER
ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH-EAST CARIBBEAN SEA.
GRENADA WAS ORIGINALLY FRENCH, BUT
LATER BRITISH.
Grenada is also known as the ‘Island of Spice’
because of the production of nutmeg and
mace crops of which Grenada is one of the
world's largest exporters.
 It covers 344 km², with a population of
110,000.
 Its capital is St. George's.
 Tourism is the main source of revenue.
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THE CAPITAL, WITH ITS PORT, AND FANTASTIC
BEACHES, ARE WHAT ATTRACTS TOURISTS.
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES IS
AN ISLAND NATION OF 100,000 PEOPLE IN
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
THE CAPITAL, AND MAIN PORT, IS KINGSTOWN.
BANANAS AND TOURISM ARE THE MAIN
INDUSTRIES.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA IS AN ISLAND
NATION IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND
PART OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARCHIPELAGO,
WITH A POPULATION OF 81,800.
THE CAPITAL AND LARGEST PORT IS ST. JOHN'S.
TOURISM PROVIDES MORE THAN HALF OF
THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP).
THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA IS AN
ISLAND NATION OF 70,000 INHABITANTS
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
It lies between the French-speaking territories
of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
BECAUSE OF THE LUSH, UNTOUCHED BEAUTY OF
ITS RAINFORESTS, IS NICKNAMED THE ‘NATURE
ISLAND OF THE CARIBBEAN’.
THE FEDERATION OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS IS
MADE UP OF TWO SMALL ISLANDS IN THE
CARIBBEAN SEA. IT IS THE SMALLEST
INDEPENDENT COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN
HEMISPHERE, WITH 50,000 PEOPLE.
THE CAPITAL IS BASSETERRE. TOURISM HAS
REPLACED SUGAR AS THE MAIN INDUSTRY.
BELIZE IS A COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
(FORMERLY BRITISH HONDURAS). LONG BEFORE
THAT IT WAS PART OF THE MAYAN EMPIRE.
TOURISM, BANANAS AND SUGAR CANE.
More than 330,000 people live in Belize.
 Bananas and sugar cane are grown.
 Many tourists come
 to Belize each year.
 They like to dive, to
 visit Mayan pyramids,
 or to relax on a beach.
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GUYANA IS A REPUBLIC AND
COMMONWEALTH MEMBER ON THE
NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
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Culturally, Guyana belongs to the Anglophone
Caribbean.
THE MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN GUYANA
ARE AGRICULTURE (PRODUCTION OF RICE
AND DEMERARA SUGAR), BAUXITE AND GOLD
MINING, TIMBER, AND SHRIMP FISHING.
GUYANA’S INHABITANTS ARE AN ETHNIC
MIX OF SOUTH ASIANS, AFRO-CARIBBEAN,
EUROPEANS AND S.AMERICAN INDIANS.
Guyana's capital is Georgetown, with 250,000
people.
 Guyana was originally colonized by the
Netherlands. Later, it became a British colony and
remained so for over 200 years.
 It achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1966 and became a republic in 1970.
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GUYANA INCLUDES LARGE AREAS OF SAVANNA
AND UNSPOILT AMAZONIAN JUNGLE.
CRICKET IS THE MAIN SPORT IN THE ENGLISHSPEAKING CARIBBEAN. MOST OF THESE
COUNTRIES FIELD A COMBINED CRICKET TEAM
CALLED THE WEST INDIES, WHICH IS ONE OF 10
ELITE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS.
THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CARIBBEAN SEA.
I hope you enjoyed your tour of this interesting
part of the world.
 If you want to learn more about each of these
Caribbean countries go to:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tob
ago
 Etc.
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