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Region of the Caribbean
	Location within the Caribbean.
Region	Caribbean
Island States	6 Cuba ; Cayman Islands ; Dominican Republic ; Haiti ; Jamaica ; Puerto Rico ;
Area
• Total	207,435 km2 (80,069 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	35,066,790
• Density	169.05/km2 (437.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Greater Antillean
Time zone	UTC−5 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (ADT)

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The Greater Antilles are one of the island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola (containing the countries Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico and Jamaica the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies^[1], as well as almost 90% of its population. The other island group is the Lesser Antilles.

Country with flag	Area (km²)	Population (1 July 2005 est.)	Population density (per km²)	Capital
Cuba	110,860	11,346,670	102.4	Havana
Dominican Republic	48,730	8,950,034	183.7	Santo Domingo
Haiti	27,750	8,121,622	292.7	Port-au-Prince
Jamaica	10,991	2,731,832	248.6	Kingston
Cayman Islands (UK)	264	60,456	139.5	George Town
Puerto Rico (USA)	9,104	3,916,632	430.2	San Juan
Total	207,435	35,066,790	169.05

Rogonzinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean. New York: Facts on File, 1992.

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-The '''Greater Antilles''' are one of the island groups in the [[Caribbean]]. Comprising the islands of [[Cuba]], [[Hispaniola]] (containing the nations of [[Haiti]] and [[the Dominican Republic]]), [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Jamaica]] the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire [[West Indies]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/243947/Greater-Antilles Encyclopædia Britannica]</ref>, as well as almost 90% of its population. The other island group is the [[Lesser Antilles]].
+The '''Greater Antilles''' are one of the island groups in the [[Caribbean]]. Comprising the islands of [[Cuba]], [[Hispaniola]] (containing the countries [[Haiti]] and [[the Dominican Republic]]), [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Jamaica]] the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire [[West Indies]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/243947/Greater-Antilles Encyclopædia Britannica]</ref>, as well as almost 90% of its population. The other island group is the [[Lesser Antilles]].
 == Countries ==