West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is composed of 13 independent countries and 18 dependencies in three archipelagos: The Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The Greater and Lesser Antilles are sometimes simply referred to as the Antilles.
Greater Antilles[edit]
The Greater Antilles are composed of a few or the larger islands lying and a few others in the Caribbean Sea and south of the Gulf of Mexico. There was a Regional NSA for the Greater Antilles from 1957 to 1961.They are:
- Cuba - The NSA of Cuba was formed in 1961.
- Hispaniola - The island is divided between:
- Haiti - The NSA of Haiti was formed in 1961.
- Dominican Republic - The NSA of the Dominican Republic was formed in 1961.
- Puerto Rico - Administered by the NSA of the United States until the The NSA of Puerto Rico was formed in 1972.
- Jamaica - The NSA of Jamaica was formed in 1961.
- Navassa Island - Uninhabited
- Cayman Islands - Administered by the NSA of Jamaica since 1961.
Lesser Antelles[edit]
The Lesser Antilles is divided into the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands. The NSA of the Leeward, Windward, and Virgin Islands was formed in 1967 and dissolved in 1972 with the formation of the NSAs Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands.
Leeward Islands[edit]
The NSA of the Leeward and Virgin Islands was formed in 1973. The NSA of the Leeward Islands was formed in 1981]] when the NSA of the Virgin Islands was formed. The NSA of the Leeward Islands was dissolved when the NSAs of the East and West Leeward Islands were formed in 1991.
- Anquilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Montserrat
- Guadeloupe - Formed the NSA of Guadeloupe in 1984.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Matin
- Virgin Islands - The NSA of the Virgin Islands was formed in 1981. The Virgin Islands are composed of:
The Bahá'í Groupings of these islands are:
- East Leeward Islands (1995): Antiqua, Barbuda, Monserrat
- West Leeward Islands (1991):
Windward Islands[edit]
The NSA of the Windward Islands was formed in 1972 and included Barbados which is technically not part of the Windward Islands. The name was changed to NSA of Barbados and the Windward Islands in 1975 to facilitate incorporation. In 1981 with the formation of the NSA of Barbados the name was again changed to the NSA of the Windward Islands. The NSA was dissolved in 1984 with the formation of all of the island group.
The Windward Islands are:
- Dominica - The NSA of Dominica was formed in 1983.
- Grenada - The NSA of Grenada was formed in 1984.
- Martinique - The NSA of Martinique was formed in 1984.
- Saint Lucia - The NSA of St. Lucia was formed in 1983.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - The NSA of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was formed in
Leeward Antilles[edit]
A chain of islands in the southern part of the Lesser Antilles along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea just north of Venezuela (not part of the Leeward Islands). They include:
- ABC Islans (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
- La Blanquilla Island
- La Orchila Island
- La Sola Island
- La Tortuga Island
- Las Aves Archipelago
- Los Frailes Archipelago
- Los Hermanos Archipelago
- Los Monjes Archipelago
- Los Roques Archipelago
- Los Testigos Islands
- Patos Island
- State of Nueva Esparta (Venezuela)
- Coche Island
- Cubaguq Island
- Margarita Island
- State of Falcón (Venezuela)
- Paraguaná Cora Island
Lucayan Archipelago[edit]
The Lucayan Archipelago in the norther area consists of:
- The Bahamas - The NSA of The Bahamas was formed in 1978.
- The Turks and Caicos Islands - British Oversees Territory
Other Islands[edit]
Other islands sometimes associated with the West Indies are:
- Barbados - The NSA of Barbados was formed in 1981.
- Trinidad and Tobago - The NSA of Trinidad and Tobago was formed in 1971.
