The Caribbean

• Aruba is a dependent country.
• France has four dependent countries.
• The Bahamas is a country part of the Caribbean that's closest to the United States.
• Creole is the most spoken language in the Caribbean.
• There are 22 UNESCO Heritage sites located in the Caribbean.
• The island of Saba is a landmark in the Caribbean.
• There are more businesses than people in the Cayman Islands.
• Guantanamo Bay operates illegally in the Caribbean.
• Lowland plains cover two thirds of Cuba.
• Communism was introduced to Cuba in 1959.
• The main musical form in Cuba is son.
• Spanish forces defeated the Taino and claimed their islands in 1503.
• The enslaved people of Saint Dominique revolt against the French in 1791.
• Jamaica formed when the North American and Caribbean tectonic plate collided 25 million years ago.
• There are 25 countries in the Caribbean.
• There are 13 independent countries in the Caribbean.
• Curacao is a Dutch colony.
• Haiti was once called Hispaniola, which means 'island of high mountains'.
• Many historians refer to Haiti as the first independent nation in the Caribbean.
• The land sits at the edge of a huge geological slab of rock, called the tectonic plates, just below the Earth's surfaced. 
• Fidel Castro ruled Cuba for many years until 2008.
• Jovenel Moise (aka my babygirl) was assassinated in his home.
• 100 percent of the Haiti population practice Voodoo.
• Haiti is slightly smaller than Maryland.
• Haiti is located on the Hispaniola.
• Dominican Republic shares the country with Haiti.
• 10 percent of Haitians speak fluent French.
• The national animal of Haiti is the Hispaniola Trogon.
• Voodoo became an official religion in 2003.
• Haiti is a densely populated country.
• Spain was the first to colonize Hispaniola.
• Taino people's cave paintings are the national symbols of Haiti.
• Hurricanes causes massive damage yearly in the Caribbean. Recent storms occurred in 2012 and 2016.
• Haiti's closest neighbors are Cuba and Jamaica.
• The Spanish Explorer, Christopher Columbus, landed in Hispaniola in 1492
• Royal Palm trees are common in Haiti.
• In 1809, two thirds of Hispaniola was returned to Spain.
• Hayti means land of the mountains.
• Semi-presidential Republic is Haiti's official form of government.
• Fidel Castro is the longest standing communist ruler.