Barbados - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)Governor-General: Sir Elliot Belgrave (2012)Prime Minister: Freundel Stuart (2010)Land area: 166 sq mi (430 sq km);total area: 166 sq mi (431 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 289,680 (growth rate: 0.33%);birth rate: 11.97/1000;infant mortality rate: 10.93/1000;life expectancy: 74.99Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Bridgetown, 122,000Monetary unit: Barbados dollar Barbados is thought to have been originally inhabited...

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Bahamas - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)Governor-General: Dame Marguerite Pindling (2014)Prime Minister: Perry Christie (2012)Land area: 3,888 sq mi (10,070 sq km);total area: 5,382 sq mi 13,940 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 321,834 (growth rate: 0.87%);birth rate: 15.65/1000;infant mortality rate: 12.5/1000;life expectancy: 71.93Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Nassau, 254,000Monetary unit: Bahamian dollar The Arawak Indians were the first inhabitants...

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Haiti - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Michel Martelly (2011)Prime Minister: Laurent Lamothe (2012)Land area: 10,641 sq mi (27,560 sq km); total area: 10,714 sq mi (27,750 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 9,996,731 (growth rate: 1.08%); birth rate: 22.83/1000; infant mortality rate: 49.43/1000; life expectancy: 63.18Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Port-au-Prince, 2.207 millionMonetary unit: Gourde Explored by Columbus on Dec. 6, 1492, Haiti's native Arawaks fell victim...

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Jamaica - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)Governor-General: Patrick Allen (2009)Prime Minister: Portia Simpson-Miller (2012)Land area: 4,181 sq mi (10,829 sq km); total area: 4,244 sq mi (10,991 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 2,930,050 (growth rate: 0.69%); birth rate: 18.41/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.69/1000; life expectancy: 73.48Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Kingston, 571,000Monetary unit: Jamaican dollarJamaica was inhabited by Arawak...

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