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Caribbean

Also known as The Caribbean, Caribbean region, Caribe

The Caribbean is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north and also the west through Central America, and South America to the south, it comprises numerous islands, cays, islets, reefs, and banks.

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The Caribbean is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea, consisting of numerous islands and surrounding waters bordered by North America, Central America, and South America. It matters as a major geographical area with significant strategic location and diverse island territories that connect three continents.

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Key facts

Continent.title: Caribbean
Continent.image: Central America and the Caribbean Shaded Relief Map.png
Continent.image_size: 290
Continent.image_caption: Map of the Caribbean region of the Americas
Continent.ethnic_groups: Afro-CaribbeanIndo-CaribbeanWhite-CaribbeanMixed-CaribbeanAsian-CaribbeanIndigenous Caribbean
Continent.demonym: Caribbean, West Indian
Continent.dependencies: List
Continent.time: UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00
Continent.internet: Multiple
Continent.calling_code: Multiple
Continent.m49: 029 – Caribbean419 003 – North America Latin America and the Caribbean019 – Americas001 – World

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Research

58,190 papers

Anthropological genetic insights on Caribbean population history.ReviewEvolutionary anthropology · 2022Nieves-Colón MADOI: 10.1002/evan.21935
Food toxins and the Caribbean Parkinson plus types.ReviewRevue neurologique · 2019Caparros Lefebvre DDOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2019.07.016
A bibliometric analysis of nursing and midwifery research in the Caribbean.ReviewJournal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2022Kahwa E, Dodd A, Conklin JL et al.DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12721
Culturally Sensitive Health Education in the Caribbean Diaspora: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Hasan M, Singh H, Haffizulla FDOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041476
Teen pregnancy involvement among African, Caribbean and Black adolescent boys and girls: A scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Ojukwu E, Bawafaa E, McKay E et al.DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078085
Ancylostoma in dogs in the Caribbean: a review and study from St. Kitts, West Indies.ReviewParasites & vectors · 2022Kim J, Lucio-Forster A, Ketzis JKDOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05254-2
The social relations of bereavement in the Caribbean.ReviewOmega · 2008Marshall R, Sutherland PDOI: 10.2190/OM.57.1.b
Review: Type 2 diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional and country comparison on prevalence, trends, costs and expanded prevention.ReviewPrimary care diabetes · 2021Gallardo-Rincón H, Cantoral A, Arrieta A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.10.001

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: West Indian
Population: 39169962
Image: CIA map of the Caribbean.png

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Commons category: Caribbean
P12749: Edwin Ernest Salpeter

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Article

38 sections

Contents

Overview
Etymology and pronunciation
Definition
History
European contact
Decolonisation and modern period
US interventions
Geography
Climate
Island groups
Historical groupings
Continental countries with Caribbean coastlines and islands
Biodiversity
Plants and animals
Politics
Regionalism
United States–European Union trade dispute
African Union relations
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and Association of Caribbean States
Bolivarian Alliance
List of countries and territories
Demographics
Life expectancy
Indigenous groups
Language
Religion
Culture
Cuisine
Favourite or national dishes
Major sights and landmarks in the region
Sport
Regional institutions
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

It includes the Lucayan Archipelago, Greater Antilles, and Lesser Antilles of the West Indies; the Quintana Roo islands and Belizean islands of the Yucatán Peninsula; and the Bay Islands, Miskito Cays, Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, Corn Islands, and San Blas Islands of Central America. It also includes the coastal areas on the continental mainland of the Americas bordering the region from the Yucatán Peninsula in North America through Central America to the Guianas in South America.