Greater Antilles

Greater Antilles Grandes Antilles (French) Antillas Mayores (Spanish)
—  Region of the Caribbean  —
Location within the Caribbean.
Region	Caribbean
Island States	6 Cuba Cayman Islands Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico
Area
• Total	207,435 km2 (80,069 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	35,066,790
• Density	169.05/km2 (437.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Greater Antillean
Time zone	AST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−4)

The Greater Antilles are one of the island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising the islands of Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Hispaniola (containing the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, the Greater Antilles constitute over 94% of the land mass of the entire West Indies, as well as over 90% of its population. The other island group is the Lesser Antilles.

Countries

Islands of the Greater Antilles

Country with flag	Area (km²)	Population (1 July 2005 est.)	Population density (per km²)	Capital
Cuba	7005110860000000000110,860	700711346670000000011,346,670	102.4	Havana
Cayman Islands	7002264000000000000264	700454878000000000054,878	207.9	George Town
Dominican Republic	700448730000000000048,730	70068950034000000008,950,034	183.7	Santo Domingo
Haiti	700427750000000000027,750	70068121622000000008,121,622	292.7	Port-au-Prince
Jamaica	700410991000000000010,991	70062731832000000002,731,832	248.6	Kingston
Puerto Rico (USA)	70039104000000000009,104	70063916632000000003,916,632	430.2	San Juan
Total	7005207435000000000207,435	700735066790000000035,066,790	169.05

See also

• Lesser Antilles

References

Rogonzinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean. New York: Facts on File, 1992.