Title: Caribbean - Wikipedia
Headings: Caribbean
Caribbean
Caribbean
Contents
Etymology and pronunciation
Definition
Countries and territories
History
Foreign interventions by the United States
Foreign interventions by Cuba
Geography and geology
Island groups
Lucayan Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Historical groupings
Continental countries with Caribbean coastlines and islands
Climate
Dominican Republic: Latitude 18°N
Aruba: Latitude 12°N
Puerto Rico: Latitude 18°N
Cuba: at Latitude 22°N
Climate change
Biodiversity
Plants and animals
Demographics
Indigenous peoples
Language
Religion
Politics
Regionalism
United States-EU trade dispute
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and Association of Caribbean States
Chinese relations
Bolivarian Alliance
Regional institutions
Cuisine
Favourite or national dishes
See also
Geography:
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Content: The Caribbean can also be expanded to include territories with strong cultural and historical connections to Africa, slavery, European colonisation and the plantation system . The United Nations geoscheme for the Americas presents the Caribbean as a distinct region within the Americas. Physiographically, the Caribbean region is mainly a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea. To the north, the region is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida and the Northern Atlantic Ocean, which lies to the east and northeast. To the south lies the coastline of the continent of South America. Politically, the "Caribbean" may be centred by considering narrower and wider socio-economic groupings: At its core is the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), whose full members include the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in the Atlantic, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Suriname in South America, and Belize in Cent