Which country does Margarita island belong to?

Margarita Island is a large island located in the Caribbean Sea just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Together with Isla de Coche (Coche Island) and Isla de Cubaga (Cubaga Island), Margarita Island forms a part of the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta. Margarita Island is the largest among the islands that make up Nueva Esparta. Margarita Island is often nicknamed the “Pearl of the Caribbean.”

It is made up of two peninsulas, the Paraguachoa Peninsula and the Macanao Peninsula, that are joined by a narrow isthmus.

The large La Restinga salt lagoon features mangrove forests that consist of many important mangrove species like black mangrove, red mangrove, and white mangrove. The lagoon is separated from the sea by seashells and a sandbar. The sandbar features different types of grass and buttonwood mangroves. The salt lagoon hosts many important fish like sardines, red snappers, grunt fish, black mullets, and swordfish. The notable avian species that are found here include frigatebirds, scarlet ibis, blue herons, egrets, flamingos, cormorants, and red-legged tinamous. The Laguna de la Restinga National Park has also been designated as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International and an internationally important wetland under the Ramsar Convention.