Trivia: What is the largest Caribbean island by area?
Cuba
Hispaniola
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
The correct answer is Cuba
So why is this answer correct? : Covering more than 42,000 square miles, Cuba is easily the largest island in the Caribbean Sea. Coming in second place at over 29,000 square miles is Hispaniola, which contains the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Despite its size, Cuba’s 11 million residents make it only the second-most populous country in the region, just behind Haiti and just ahead of the Dominican Republic.