Caribbean
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Coordinates: 14°31′32″N 75°49′06″W / 14.52556°N 75.81833°W / 14.52556; -75.81833
Area | 239,681 km2 (92,541 sq mi) |
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Population | 44,182,048[1][2] |
Population density | 151.5/km2 (392/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | African, Latino or Hispanic (Spanish, Portuguese, Criollo, Mestizo, Mulatto, Pardo, and Zambo), Indian, European, Chinese, Jewish, Arab, Amerindian, Javanese,[3] Hmong, Multiracial |
Religions | Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Afro-American religions, Traditional African religions, Rastafari, Native American religions, Judaism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religions (incl. Confucianism and Taoism), Bahá'í, Kebatinan, Sikhism, Irreligion, others |
Demonym | Caribbean, West Indian |
Countries | 13-16 |
Dependencies | 12 |
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Time zones | UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00 |
Internet TLD | Multiple |
Calling code | Multiple |
Largest cities | List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies
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UN M49 code | 029 – Caribbean419 – Latin America and the Caribbean019 – Americas001 – World |
The Caribbean (/ˌkærɪˈbiːən, kəˈrɪbiən/ KARR-ib-EE-ən, kə-RIB-ee-ən, locally /ˈkærɪbiæn/ KARR-ib-ee-an; Spanish: el Caribe; French: les Caraïbes; Haitian Creole: Karayib; Dutch: de Caraïben)ni chigaŵa cha ku America icho chili na Nyanja ya Caribbean na virwa vyake (vigaŵa vinyake ivyo vili kuzingilizgika na Nyanja ya Caribbean Ndipo ghanyake ghakukolerana na Nyanja ya Caribbean na North Atlantic Ocean.) Kweniso malo gha mumphepete mwa nyanja agho ghali pafupi na charu ichi ghangasangikamo. Chigaŵa ichi chili kumwera kwa Gulf of Mexico na Amelika wa Kumpoto, kumafumiro gha dazi kwa Central America, na kumpoto kwa Amelika wa Kummwela.
Chigaŵa ichi chili pa Caribbean Plate, ndipo chili na virwa vyakujumpha 700. Virwa ivi vikupanga mphaka ya kumpoto na kumafumiro gha dazi kwa Nyanja ya Caribbean: Virwa vya Greater Antilles kumpoto na Virwa vya Lesser Antilles (ivyo vikusazgapo Virwa vya Leeward) kumafumiro gha dazi na kumwera. Chirwa cha Lucayan Archipelago, icho chili pafupi na Bahamas, na Turks and Caicos Islands, chikuwoneka kuti chili ku Caribbean nangauli chili kutali na Nyanja ya Caribbean. Virwa vyose vya ku Antilles pamoza na Lucayan Archipelago vikuchemeka West Indies, ndipo kanandi ŵanthu ŵakuyowoya kuti Caribbean. Pa caru cikuru, Belize, Guyana, na Suriname kanandi vikusangika mu vyaru vya Caribbean cifukwa ca ndyali na mitheto yawo.
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