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
Main article: 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
See also: Religion in the Caribbean
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: Karayib; also Antillean Creole: Kawayib; Dutch: Caraïben; Papiamento: Karibe) is a region of the Americas that comprises the Caribbean Sea, its surrounding coasts, and its islands (some of which lie within the Caribbean Sea and some of which lie on the edge of the Caribbean Sea where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean). The region lies southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America . Caribbean

Area
275,400 km 2 (106,300 sq mi)
Population
43,163,817
Population density
151.5/km 2 (392/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
African, Latino or Hispanic (incl. Spaniard - Criollo, Portuguese, other White Latino, Mestizo, Afro–Latino, Mulatto, Pardo, Zambo, and Asian Latino ), Indian, European, Chinese, Arab, Amerindian, Javanese, Jewish, Hmong, Multiracial
Religions
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Afro-American religions / Traditional African religions, Rastafari, Native American religion, Judaism, Buddhism, Bahá’í, Kebatinan, Sikhism, Chinese folk religion (incl.