Caribbean Community facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Anthem: "Celebrating CARICOM"
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Full members
Associate members Observers |
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| Seat of Secretariat | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Largest city | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Official languages | English |
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| Other languages |
34 languages
Anguillian English Creole
Antillean French Creole Arabic Bajan English Bajan English Creole Bahamian English Creole Belizean English Creole Belizean Spanish Caribbean Hindustani Caribbean Spanish Cayman Islands English Chinese Dominican French Creole Grenadian English Creole Guyanese English Creole Jamaican English Jamaican Patois Montserrat English Creole Ndyuka Papiamento Plautdietsch German Saint Kitts Creole Saint Lucian French Creole Saramaccan Sranan Tongo (Taki Taki) Surinamese Dutch Tobagonian English Creole Trinidadian English Creole Trinidadian and Tobagonian English Turks and Caicos English Creole Venezuelan Spanish Vincentian English Creole Virgin Islands English Creole Arawak (Lokono)
Carib (Kari'nja) Garifuna (Karif) Kapóng Macushi Mawayana (Mapidian) Mopan Pemon (Arekuna) Qʼeqchiʼ (Kʼekchi) Sikiana (Kashuyana) Tiriyó Yucatec Waiwai Wapishana Warao (Guarauno) Wayana |
| Ethnic groups | In full member states:
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| Demonym(s) | Caribbean people |
| Type | Supranational union |
| Member states |
15 full members
8 observers
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| Government | Intergovernmental |
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• Secretary-General
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Carla Barnett |
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• Chairman
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Irfaan Ali |
| Establishment | |
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• Treaty of Chaguaramas
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4 July 1973 |
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• Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
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2001 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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458,480 km2 (177,020 sq mi) |
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• 2019 estimate
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18,482,141 (in full member states) 239,251,864 (in all states) |
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• Density
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40.3/km2 (104.4/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total
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$145.3 billion |
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• Per capita
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$18,289 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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$81.987 billion |
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• Per capita
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$12,608 |
| HDI (2018) |  0.730high |
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Website
https://caricom.org/ |
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a group of 15 countries and 5 associated areas in the Caribbean. It works like a team to help its members grow stronger together. CARICOM aims to boost trade and cooperation among its members. It also makes sure that everyone shares the benefits fairly. Plus, it helps coordinate how these countries deal with other nations.
CARICOM was started in 1973 when four countries signed a special agreement called the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Its main office, called the Secretariat, is in Georgetown, Guyana.
Here are some of the things CARICOM does:
- It helps plan economic policies and development for the region.
- It creates special projects for smaller or less developed countries.
- It acts as a single market for many of its members, making trade easier.
- It helps solve trade disagreements between member countries.
CARICOM was first formed by English-speaking countries. Now, it includes countries where Dutch and French are spoken too. In 2001, a new version of the Treaty of Chaguaramas was signed. This led to the idea of a CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CSME helps create a bigger, stronger economy for the Caribbean. It also set up the Caribbean Court of Justice to handle legal matters.