Caribbean
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Introduction
The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and North America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America. Wikipedia:Caribbean
Continental countries with Caribbean coastlines and islands
- Central America
- Quintana Roo (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico)
- Belize
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- South America
Island groups in the Caribbean Sea
Lucayan Archipelago
(informally part of Caribbean Sea islands but actually in the Atlantic Ocean)
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Leeward Islands
- Virgin Islands
- Anguilla (United Kingdom)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint Martin
- Saint Martin (French Antilles, France)
- Sint Maarten (constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Saba (special municipality of the Netherlands)
- Sint Eustatius (special municipality of the Netherlands)
- Saint Barthélemy (French Antilles, France)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Montserrat (United Kingdom)
- Guadeloupe (French Antilles, France)
Windward Islands
- Dominica
- Martinique (French Antilles, France)
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Grenada
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
Leeward Antilles
The Leeward Antilles comprise (roughly from west to east):
- ABC islands:
- Aruba (constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Bonaire (special municipality of the Netherlands)
- Curacao (constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Venezuelan archipelago:
- Though nearby, Isla Margarita is not included in this island group.
