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South America has only one independent sovereign island nation with Trinidad and Tobago; though considered a Caribbean island country, it is located on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf just 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off Venezuela, but 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) from Grenada, the nearest of the Antilles.
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. [1] Island countries are historically more stable [1] than many continental states but are vulnerable to conquest by naval superpowers.
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Situated in the South Pacific, about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, is a tiny island nation that is home to around 15,000 people—and untold billions in assets from the world's ultrawealthy.
The island nation of Dominica with a total area of 750 km 2 (290 sq mi) includes two small, off-shore islands and one disputed island: [11] [12] Dominica (745.96 km²), 15°26′14″N 61°20′32″W / 15.43713°N 61.34216°W / 15.43713; -61.34216 (
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The Micronesian nation was soon followed ...
Note that Bermuda is a member nation of the Caribbean Community, though the island nation lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, not in the Caribbean. Other than 13 Caribbean island countries, four continental mainland countries, namely Honduras, Belize, Guyana, and Suriname, have also been included in the following table (by United Nations geoscheme).
The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Croatia, Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey. By area