Read an overview of the Caribbean Islands as a whole. Find out their histories, culture, politics, and geography.

This site details the initial contact of the European colonizers with the Caribbean islands. The site explains how the Caribbean became colonized and also has maps, quotes, and artwork.

France and Britain engaged in a succession of wars in Europe and the Caribbean at several intervals in the 18th century. Though Britain secured certain advantages from them -- primarily in the sugar-rich islands of the Caribbean -- the...

Map of the Caribbean.

Great reference tool that is full of useful information about the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Content includes: geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...

Presents many general country facts about the Caribbean Island of the Bahamas in a well organized chart form. This site is enriched by links to maps and an image of the flag.

Explore the Caribbean's Grenadine chain of islands through the work of a cartographer and mapping expert.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of U.S. Virgin Islands. The content covers the territory's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational...

Facts, maps and geographical information about Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas Caribbean territory of the United Kingdom.

Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the capital cities of the Caribbean Island countries.

Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the independent countries of the Caribbean.

Learn about religion on the Caribbean island of Grenada, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

Learn about plantation life during the 18th and 19th centuries by viewing images, maps, and text material in this virtual exhibition from the British Library. Writer Mike Phillips gives his personal interpretation of this exhibit on...

Click on this map of Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Martinique to zoom in on the island of Dominica. You can find the few roads that encircle this island.

An interesting and detailed look at how the Civil War in England affected the Caribbean island of Barbados. Find out how this small island influenced British navigation laws and why it was a place of political asylum during the...

See this map of Aruba and the other two of the ABC islands along with an inset of the other islands in the Netherlands Antilles. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.

This relief map of the Dominican Republic clearly shows the mountains that run through the middle of this island nation. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.

On this map of the Dominican Republic you can find the province boundaries, major highways and cities, and its position on the island of Hispaniola. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.

This section from the Library of Congress' study of the Caribbean Islands tells about Antigua and Barbuda's geography, economy, government, and people.

All you ever wanted to know about the Bahamas can be found here. Organized by quick fact charts or more detailed commentary, information includes geography, government, economy, climate, and more.

A thorough look at the Bahamas from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.

The Cuban Ministry of Culture provides this official web site dedicated to the preservation and expansion of Cuban culture.

This site has a map, in Spanish, of the Caribbean islands. Click on any island for greater detail.

Explore the beautiful Caribbean island of Curacao on this online tour guide from Geographia.com. Find out much information about the history, culture, people, geography, and tourist attractions.