The Caribbean, or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on the Caribbean Plate. The countries and islands of the Caribbean are located to the south and east of Mexico and to the north and west of Venezuela, South America.
There are at least 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes in the region. They are organized into 25 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies.
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The Bahamas is a stable, developing nation with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking. Tourism accounts for more than 60% of GDP ...
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Barbados is a relatively flat island, rising gently to central highland region, the highest point being Mount Hillaby at 336 m. It is located in a slightly eccentric position ...
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Cuba is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It lies 150 km south of Key West, Florida between the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas ...
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Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, and the most populous English-speaking island in the region. Home to the Blue Mountains inland ...
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Saint Lucia is an independent island state and one of the Windward Islands. Named for the Roman Catholic Saint Lucy of Syracuse. It was first visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 ...
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The Dominican Republic, (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti ...
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In Jamaica, both Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay receive hundreds of flights daily ...
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Saint Thomas is an island and a constituent of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie ...
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Millionaire's Row as the name applies, is Grand Bahama's version of Beverly Hills. The commercial business center located downtown, houses many businesses ...
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The three islands of the Cayman Islands are the exposed top of an underwater mountain. Underwater, the sides of this mountain are quite steep ...
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The name "West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had in fact reached the Americas. The name "Caribbean" is named after the Caribs, one of the dominant Amerindian groups in the region at the time of European contact. The Caribbean consists of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and is often considered part of North America.
At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten of the English-speaking Caribbean territories of the region.
The Caribbean area is also famous for its sea pirates.
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