Caribbean | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-25

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean


00:02:02 1 Etymology and pronunciation
00:03:29 2 Definition
00:05:11 3 Geography and geology
00:06:42 3.1 Climate
00:09:14 3.2 Island groups
00:11:34 3.3 Historical groupings
00:14:45 3.4 Countries and territories of the Caribbean today
00:14:56 3.5 Continental countries with Caribbean coastlines and islands
00:15:07 4 Biodiversity
00:18:56 4.1 Plants and animals
00:19:05 5 Demographics
00:22:51 5.1 Indigenous groups
00:23:19 5.2 Language
00:23:56 5.3 Religion
00:24:49 6 Politics
00:24:58 6.1 Regionalism
00:27:52 6.1.1 United States effects on regionalism
00:29:01 6.1.2 Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and Association of Caribbean States
00:30:03 6.1.3 Venezuela's effects on regionalism
00:30:30 7 Regional institutions
00:32:55 8 Cuisine
00:33:04 8.1 Favorite or national dishes
00:35:07 9 See also



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The Caribbean (, locally ) is a region of North America that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than 700 islands, islets, reefs and cays. (See the list of Caribbean islands.) These islands generally form island arcs that delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean islands, consisting of the Greater Antilles on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the south and east (including the Leeward Antilles), are part of the somewhat larger West Indies grouping, which also includes the Lucayan Archipelago (comprising the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands). The Lucayans and, less commonly, Bermuda, are also sometimes considered Caribbean despite the fact that none of these islands border the Caribbean Sea. In a wider sense, the mainland countries, regions, and territories of Belize, the Caribbean region of Colombia, Cozumel, the Yucatán Peninsula, Margarita Island, the Guyanas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Guayana Region in Venezuela, and Amapá in Brazil), are often included due to their political and cultural ties with the region.Geopolitically, the Caribbean islands are usually regarded as a subregion of North America and are organized into 30 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. From December 15, 1954, to October 10, 2010, there was a country known as the Netherlands Antilles composed of five states, all of which were Dutch dependencies.  From January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962, there was also a short-lived political union called the West Indies Federation composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories, all of which were then British dependencies. The West Indies cricket team continues to represent many of those nations.