Greater Antilles

Greater Antilles Grandes Antilles (French) Antillas Mayores (Spanish)
Subregion of the Caribbean
Location within the Caribbean
Map of the Greater Antilles
Island States	7  Cayman Islands  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Haiti  Jamaica  Puerto Rico  Navassa Island
Area
• Total	207,411 km2 (80,081 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	38,400,500
• Density	171.45/km2 (444.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Greater Antillean
Time zone	EST: UTC-5/EDT: UTC-4 AST: UTC-4/ADT: UTC-3

The Greater Antilles^[1] is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antilles, with Haiti and the Dominican Republic sharing the island of Hispaniola. Together with the Lesser Antilles, they make up the Antilles, which along with the Lucayan Archipelago, form the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas.

While most of the Greater Antilles consists of independent countries, Puerto Rico and Navassa Island are unincorporated territories of the United States, while the Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory. The largest island by area is Cuba, which extends to the western end of the island group. Puerto Rico lies on the eastern end, and the island of Hispaniola, the largest island by population, is located in the middle. Jamaica lies to the south of Cuba, while the Cayman Islands are located to the west. The state of Florida is the closest point in the U.S. mainland to the Greater Antilles, while the Florida Keys, though not part of the Greater Antilles, is an island group north of Cuba.