No, it's not a country. The West Indies is a region of the Caribbean Basin and North Atlantic Ocean that includes the many islands and island nations of the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. read more
The term 'West Indies' was eventually used by all European nations to describe their own acquired territories in the Americas. The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. read more
The region is known as the area running from Florida westward along the Gulf Coast, and then south along the Mexican coast through Central America and then eastward across the northern coast of South America. Indigenous peoples were the first inhabitants of the West Indies. read more
Christopher Columbus gave the West Indies that name because long ago they thought the world was flat. He decided to go to India but travel West . read more