China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

Countries

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United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.)

Grenada

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Martin (France)

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Aruba (Neth.)

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Dominica

St. Lucia

Turks and Caicos Is. (U.K.)

Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Cuba

Martinique (France)

Caribbean

French Guiana (France)

Belize

Guyana

Suriname

Latin America

Guadeloupe (France)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Curaçao (Neth.)

None

Predominant Caribbean languages: Spanish (orange) in Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. English (yellow) in Jamaica, Bahamas, in smaller islands. French (lavender) in Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. Dutch (mint green) in Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten.

Languages of the Caribbean. The displayed areas indicate predominance, not exclusivity.

Caribbean Languages

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Caribbean Languages
Value	Dutch	English	French	Spanish



	11.4%	93.4%	98.7%	99.5%
			9.48%
	99.8%	99.7%	99.4%
	89.2%		89.2%	97.4%