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Note that Bermuda is a member nation of the Caribbean Community, though the island nation lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, not in the Caribbean. Other than 13 Caribbean island countries, four continental mainland countries, namely Honduras, Belize, Guyana, and Suriname, have also been included in the following table (by United Nations geoscheme).
Caribbean South America [1] is a subregion of South America that borders the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the Caribbean region of Colombia [2] and the Venezuelan Caribbean. [ 3 ]
The official name of the country at the time was the Republic of Colombia. [60] Historians adopted the term "Gran Colombia" to distinguish this republic from the present-day Republic of Colombia, which began using the same name in 1863. [61] Map showing results of the Adams-Onís Treaty.
The South American continent also includes various islands, most of which belong to countries on the continent. The Caribbean territories are grouped with North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea — Colombia and Venezuela —are also known as the Caribbean South America.
The Caribbean region has been the home of successful football players, many of them world famous like Carlos Valderrama, Radamel Falcao and Carlos Bacca. Unlike in rest of the country, but shared with Venezuela , baseball is an important sport in the region, although its popularity has been fading in the last few years.
The Southern Caribbean is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. Saint Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad and Tobago at its southernmost point, and Aruba at the most westerly section.
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The Caribbean Sea. Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state.