Caribbean Community

12 Jul 2017 | Organization

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a grouping of twenty countries: fifteen Member States and five Associate Members. It is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under the age of 30, and from the main ethnic groups of Indigenous Peoples, Africans, Indians, Europeans, Chinese and Portuguese. The Community is multi-lingual; with English as the major language complemented by French and Dutch and variations of these, as well as African and Indian expressions. Stretching from The Bahamas in the north to Suriname and Guyana in South America, CARICOM comprises states that are considered developing countries, and except for Belize, in Central America and Guyana and Suriname, all Members and Associate Members are island states.

Acronym

CARICOM

Link

Email

Telephone

592 222 0001-75

Address

GREATER GEORGETOWN
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana
TURKEYEN
Guyana

Type

Intergovernmental organizations

Country(ies)

  • Caribbean

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