Caribbean nations: interesting facts

This is the smallest country in the Americas, in both area and population; Alexander Hamilton was born on the minor island.

This country has the oldest city in the Americas, and the highest mountain in the Caribbean.

A hotbed of sprinting talent, this island also has the world's 2nd-highest murder rate.

Control of this island has changed hands 16 times. It claims to have the world's only drive-in volcano.

Venezuela is visible from here, being only 7 miles away at the closest point.

It once snowed here, in this archipelago which has the lowest highest peak of any country in the Americas, and the 3rd-highest GDP per capita.

This nation has a third island, Redonda. A pub in England once tried to gain diplomatic immunity by declaring itself an embassy of Redonda, to circumvent a smoking ban.

This island's flag has an image of a sisserou parrot on it.

This spicy nation is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg and mace.

An attractive tourist destination, this nation of 33 islands nevertheless has the world's 7th-highest murder rate.

In early 2024, gangs led by Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier attacked jails here and released 4,000 prisoners.

Cricketers Gary Sobers, Malcolm Marshall and Gordon Greenidge come from this island.