Status /Overseas THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES & REGIONAL ENTITIES United Nations Researched and compiled by Ms. Elvira Doyle, UNDESA, 27 April 2004 CARICOM a/ CARI FORUM b/ ECLAC/ CDCC c/ 1. Anguilla United Kingdom English No No No Assoc Assoc Yes No 2. Antigua & English Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes Barbuda 3. Aruba Spanish, English, No No No Assoc No No Assoc 4. Bahamas English/ Yes Yes g/ Yes Yes No No Yes 5. Barbados English Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 6. Belize English/Spanish, Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Mayan, Garifuna, 7. Bermuda United Kingdom English/ 8. Bonaire ( CTO d/ OECS e/ Assoc No No ACS f/ No No Associate 9. British Virgin United Kingdom English No No No Assoc No Yes No 10. Cayman United Kingdom English Assoc No No 11. Cuba Spanish Yes No No Yes No No Yes 12. Curaçao ( No No Assoc 13. Dominica English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes 14. Dominican Spanish Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Republic 15. Grenada English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes 16. Guadeloupe France French/ No No Associate 17. Guyana English/ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Status /Overseas United Nations CARICOM a/ CARI FORUM b/ ECLAC/ CDCC c/ Amerindian dialects,, Hindi, Urdu 18. Haiti French, Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 19. Jamaica English Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 20. Martinique France French/ No No Associate 21. Montserrat United Kingdom English No Yes No Assoc Assoc Yes No 22. Puerto Rico United States Spanish, English No No No Assoc No No No 23. Saba ( 24. Saint Barthélemy 25. Saint Eustatius ( Guadeloupe French, English, Swedish CTO d/ OECS e/ ACS f/ No No Associate No No No No No Assoc 26. Saint Kitts & English Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes Nevis 27. Saint Lucia English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes 28. Saint Maarten ( No No Assoc 29. St. Vincent & the Grenadines English, French, patois 30. Suriname English, Sranang Tongo, Hindustani, Javanese 31. Trinidad & Tobago English/Hindi, French, Spanish, Yes Yes Yes Yes Assoc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
32. Turks & Caicos 33. U.S. Virgin Status /Overseas United Nations CARICOM a/ CARI FORUM b/ ECLAC/ CDCC c/ CTO d/ OECS e/ Chinese United Kingdom English Assoc No No United States English/Spanish, No No No Assoc No No No ACS f/ a/ Caribbean Community and Common Market b/ Caribbean Forum c/ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee d/ Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation e/ Organization of Eastern Caribbean States f/ Association of Caribbean States g/ the Community, but not the Common Market h/ Commonwealth Secretariat
Status/ Overseas ComSec h/ 1. Anguilla United Kingdom English No No Yes No 2. Antigua & English Yes Yes Yes Yes Barbuda 3. Aruba Spanish, English, 4. Bahamas English/ Yes Yes Yes Yes 5. Barbados English Yes Yes Yes Yes 6. Belize English/Spanish, Yes Yes Yes Yes Mayan, Garifuna, 7. Bermuda United Kingdom English/ 8. Bonaire ( ITU i/ CDB j/ 9. British Virgin United Kingdom English No No Yes No 10. Cayman United Kingdom English 11. Cuba Spanish No Yes No Yes l/ 12. Curaçao ( 13. Dominica English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes 14. Dominican Spanish No Yes No Yes Republic 15. Grenada English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes 16. Guadeloupe France French/ 17. Guyana English/ Yes Yes Yes Yes OAS k/
Status/ Overseas ComSec h/ Amerindian dialects,, Hindi, Urdu 18. Haiti French, No Yes No Yes 19. Jamaica English Yes Yes Yes Yes 20. Martinique France French/ 21. Montserrat United Kingdom English No No Yes No 22. Puerto Rico United States Spanish, English 23. Saba ( 24. Saint Barthélemy 25. Saint Eustatius ( Guadeloupe French, English, Swedish ITU i/ CDB j/ 26. Saint Kitts & English Yes No Yes Yes Nevis 27. Saint Lucia English/ French Yes Yes Yes Yes 28. Saint Maarten ( 29. St. Vincent & the Grenadines English, French, patois 30. Suriname English, Sranang Tongo, Hindustani, Javanese 31. Trinidad & Tobago English/Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OAS k/
32. Turks & Caicos 33. U.S. Virgin Status/ Overseas ComSec h/ ITU i/ CDB j/ United Kingdom English No No Yes No United States English/Spanish, OAS k/ a/ Caribbean Community and Common Market b/ Caribbean Forum c/ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee d/ Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation e/ Organization of Eastern Caribbean States f/ Association of Caribbean States g/ the Community, but not the Common Market h/ Commonwealth Secretariat I/ International Telecommunication Union j/ Caribbean Development Bank k/ Organization of American States l/ Cuba remains a member, but its government has been excluded from participation in the OAS since 1962.