Which Caribbean country has the largest population?

Cuba is the most populous Caribbean country with 11.2 million. It comprises the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometers (40,543 sq mi).

Cuba was a Spanish colony from 1492 until 1898. Spain lost Cuba in the Spanish-American war and ceded it to the United States. In 1902 Cuba was granted its independence. In 1959 the Communist Party led by Fidel Castor took control of the island and have been in power even since. Cuba is the lone country in the region to have had a communist government. Cuba is officially a secular state, but estimates have put Roman Catholics forming 60% of the population.

The Dominican Republic is the second-most populous Caribbean country with 10.4 million people. The Dominican Republic is a diverse country with 73% of the population being mixed race. Most of the country is Roman Catholic (95%), and the official language is Spanish.