The Caribbean
The Caribbean, which is located southeast of North America's mainland, north of South America, and east of Central America, encompasses more than 700 islands, islets and cays, and the Caribbean Sea.
The Caribbean islands are made up of sovereign states, overseas dependencies, and overseas departments. The Caribbean was named after the people who inhabited the islands prior to European arrival - the Caribs.
Once the Spanish arrived the population of the Caribs began to decrease. Today the islands in the Caribbean are owned by several countries including Britain (or the U.K), the United States, France, and the Netherlands.
