Caribbean

Caribbean (also called the West Indies) is a group of islands situated between North America and South America next to Central America.

Over thirty countries and thousands of islands make up the region, as well as two often-recognised mainland territories.

The three main island arcs are the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas. The first two groups border the Caribbean Sea, the region's main body of water, from the Atlantic Ocean.

Independent countries in the Caribbean

 * Antigua and Barbuda
 * Bahamas, The
 * Barbados
 * Belize
 * Cuba
 * Dominica
 * Dominican Republic
 * Grenada
 * Guyana
 * Haiti
 * Jamaica
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis
 * Saint Lucia
 * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 * Trinidad and Tobago

Dependencies in the Caribbean

 * Anguilla (United Kingdom)
 * Aruba (Netherlands
 * British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
 * Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
 * Guadeloupe (France)
 * Martinique (France)
 * Navassa Island (United States)
 * Netherlands Antilles
 * Puerto Rico (United States insular area)
 * Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
 * United States Virgin Islands (United States unincorporated and organized territory).