- The only foreign land George Washington visited was Barbados
- St Martin, at 37 square miles, is the smallest land mass split between two countries
- Only 2% of Caribbean islands are inhabited
- Jamaica was the first tropical country to enter the Winter Olympics
- Measuring 1,000 feet in diameter, the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope is located in Puerto Rico
- Cuba has the highest ratio of doctors per capita of any country in the world
- The Dominican Republic has the highest and lowest points in the Caribbean – 144 feet below sea level and 10,301 feet above sea level
- Grenada was the first nation to issue a postage stamp honoring Elvis Presley
