ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

Flag:
Independence: 1 November 1981
Location: East-southeast of Puerto Rico
Capital: Saint John's (Antigua)
Population: 68,320
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy with UK-style Parliament
Language Spoken: English, local dialects
Online Local News Source: www.antiguaobserver.com

ARUBA

Flag:
Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Location: North of Venezuela
Capital: Oranjestad
Population: 71,218
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish
Online Local News Source: www.aruba.com/news

THE BAHAMAS

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Independence: 10 July 1973
Location: Northeast of Cuba
Capital: Nassau
Population: 299,697
Type of Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English, Creole
Online Local News Source: www.thenassauguardian.com

BARBADOS

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Independence: 30 November 1966
Location: Northeast of Venezuela
Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 278,289
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English
Online Local News Source: www.nationnews.com www.barbadospost.com

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Flag:
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Location: Between Cuba and Honduras
Capital: George Town
Population: 43,103
Type of Government: British crown colony
Language Spoken: English
Online Local News Source: www.caymannetnews.com

DOMINICA

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Independence: 3 November 1978
Location: Between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Roseau
Population: 69,278
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English, French patois
Online Local News Source: www.news-dominica.com

GRENADA

Flag:
Independence: 7 February 1974
Location: North of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Saint George's
Population: 89,357
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
Language Spoken: English, French patois
Online Local News Source: www.grenadastar.com

GUADELOUPE

Flag:
Independence: none (overseas department of France)
Location: Southeast of Puerto Rico
Capital: Basse-Terre
Population: 444,515
Type of Government: N/A
Language Spoken: French, Creole patois
Online Local News Source: www.guadeloupepost.com

GUYANA

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Independence: 26 May 1966
Location: Between Suriname and Venezuela
Capital: Georgetown
Population: 705,803
Type of Government: Republic within the Commonwealth
Language Spoken: English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Online Local News Source: www.guyanachronicle.com

HAITI

Flag:
Independence: 1 January 1804
Location: Western one-third of the island of Hispaniola
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 7,656,166
Type of Government: Elected Government
Language Spoken: French, Creole
Online Local News Source: www.newshaiti.com

JAMAICA

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Independence: 6 August 1962
Location: South of Cuba
Capital: Kingston
Population: est. 2.7 million
Type of Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English, Patois English
Online Local News Source: www.jamaica-gleaner.com www.jamaicaobserver.com

MARTINIQUE

Flag:
Independence: none (overseas department of France)
Location: North of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Fort-de-France
Population: 429,510
Type of Government: N/A
Language Spoken: French, Creole patois
Online Local News Source: www.martiniquepost.com

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

Flag:
Independence: 19 September 1983
Location: Between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Basseterre
Population: 38,836
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
Language Spoken: English
Online Local News Source: http://stkittsnevis.info

ST. LUCIA

Flag:
Independence: 22 February 1979
Location: North of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Castries
Population: 164,213
Type of Government: Westminster-style Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English, French patois
Online Local News Source: www.slucia.com/news_media.html

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

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Independence: 27 October 1979
Location: North of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Kingstown
Population: 117,193
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English, French patois
Online Local News Source: www.stvincentoffshore.com/news_events.htm

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Flag:
Independence: 31 August 1962
Location: Northeast of Venezuela
Capital: Port-of-Spain
Population: est. 1.1 million
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Language Spoken: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Online Local News Source: www.guardian.co.tt www.trinidadexpress.com

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

Flag:
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Location: Southeast of The Bahamas, North of Haiti
Capital: Grand Turk
Population: 19,956
Type of Government:
Language Spoken: English
Online Local News Source: www.caicos.com/FreePress

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Flag:
Independence:
Location: East of Puerto Rico
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
Population: 108,775
Type of Government: N/A
Language Spoken: English, Spanish, Creole
Online Local News Source: www.virginislandsdailynews.com