Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Aug 1973
Also Known as:Land of the Humming Bird
Status of Independence:Independent 1962/08/31
Area: 5,128 km2 (1,980 miles2)
Capital City: Port-of-Spain
Population: 1,308,600 (208)
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TT)
Highest National Award: Trinity Cross
GDP Growth: -0.6% p.a. 2009–13
GNI: US$21.2bn
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 4 Jul 1995
Also Known as:Beating Heart of the Amazon
Status of Independence:Independent 1975/11/25
Area: 163,820 km2 (63,251 miles2)
Capital City: Paramaribo
Population: 517,052 (2008)
Currency: Suriname Dollar (SRD)
Highest National Award: Drager van het Groot Lint in de Ere Orde van de Palm
GDP Growth: 2.9% annual change (2013)
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974
Also Known as:Jewels of the Caribbean
Status of Independence:Independent 1979/10/27
Area: 389 km2 (150 miles2)
Capital City: Kingstown
Population: 100,892 (2009)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Order of British Empire and Member of British Empire
GDP:
GDP Growth: –0.6% p.a. 2009–13
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 26 Jul 1974
Also Known as:Mother Colony of the West Indies
Status of Independence:Independent
Area: 269 sq km (104 miles2)
Capital City: Basseterre
Population: 54,000 (2013)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Order of the National Hero
GDP Growth: 0.9% p.a. 2009–13
GNI: US$724m
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974 – Learn more about membership in CARICOM
Also Known as:Helen of the West
Status of Independence:Independent 1979/02/22
Area: 616 sq km; 238Mi
Capital City: Castries
Population: 172,034 (2009)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Grand Cross of St. Lucia
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974
Also Known as:Emerald Isle
Status of Independence:Independent
Area: 103 km2 (40 miles2)
Capital City: Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity. Interim government buildings built at Brades Estate at the northwest end
Population: 4,932 (2009)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Montserrat Badge of Honour
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Aug 1973
Also Known as:Land of Wood and Water (Root: Xaymaca (Arawak))
Status of Independence:Independent 1962/08/06
Area: 10,991 km2 (4,244 miles2)
Capital City: Kingston
Population: 2,687,200 (2008)
Currency: Jamaica Dollar
Highest National Award: Order of the National Hero
GDP: EC$41,275 Mn (2012)
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Jul 2002
Also Known as:The Pearl of the Caribbean
Status of Independence:Independent 2001/12/13
Area: 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 square miles)
Capital City: Port-au-Prince
Population: 10.32 million (2013)
Currency: Gourde dollars
Highest National Award: (National order of Honour and Merit of the Grand Cross and Golden Plaque)
GDP: 21,177Mn (2012)
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Aug 1973
Also Known as:Land of Many Waters
Status of Independence:Independent 1966/01/18
Area: 216,970 km2 (83,000 miles2)
Capital City: Georgetown
Population: 800,000 (2013)
Currency: Guyana Dollar
Highest National Award: Order of Excellence (OE)
GDP: EC$7,614Mn (2012)
GDP Growth: 4.6% p.a. 2009–13
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974
Also Known as:The Spice Isle
Status of Independence:Independent 1974/02/07
Area: 345 km2 (133 miles2)
Capital City: St. George’s
Population: 110,821 (2009)
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Highest National Award: Grenada does not have a system of national awards. Instead, the achievement of citizens in various areas of national developmen