Diltoids

[Annabeth]

Hi, A BIG thank you to all the people who helped me on Sunday, I now only have 2 left to find answers to! Can anyone help, please?
9 C I T W I
A A C H 24 D

Cheers!!

[Paul21455]

9 countries in the West Indies

[paulineward]

think the second one has been previously answered as An Advent Calendar Has 24 Days?

[gen2]

Unfortunately there are 15 different countries in the West Indies - Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & The Grenadines, Republic of Trinidad &
Tobago.

[Annabeth]

Thanks for yr help, guys. paulineward, sounds good to me!!
So just have 9citwi left!

[prospector]

mmmm ..... another count is: -

Today the 'West Indies' is more often referred to as the Caribbean.

Definition of countries ... as distinct from dependency or departement of France or part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or US Commonwealth, etc etc

Belize is on the South American mainland ...

Anguilla / Cayman Islands / Montserrat are all dependencies

British Virgin Islands dependency (shared Virgin Islands with US)

So, that leaves 10 COUNTRIES from the list above ....

Bahamas is not technically in the Caribbean Sea .... some reference books, therefore, exclude Bahamas ....

And now ... at a stretch we are down to 9 !!!! BUT

There are these countries also ....
Cuba
Haiti (one half of Island of Hispaniola)
Dominican Republic (other half of Island of Hispaniola)

And Now We Are Twelve( maybe 13, with Barbados) ...... all members of the UN as bona-fide countries!

Annabeth ... do put us all out of our misery and post the answer when you get it, please!

[Annabeth]

Wow ! What a fountain of knowledge you are, Prospector! As soon as I find the answer I will let you know.
Annabeth

[prospector]

thanks ....