... of islands representing the Caribbean as an archipelago. Within this area there is also division as the chain of islands can be categorised into The Lesser Antilles, The Greater Antilles, The Netherlands Antilles and The French Antilles. There exists further divisiveness as these islands are sometimes categorically referred to as The English Speaking, The French Speaking, Dutch Speaking, and Spanish Speaking Caribbean. In light of this, it is clear that this area in the Caribbean, a chain of islands, is separated by sea. In other words there is no direct geographical link with the other islands. In the case of the mainland countries, of South and Central America, there is no expanse of sea separating the states. In fact the only signs of division are the borders separating the states. In this way one can say that there is a direct geographical link with these nations. Within the Caribbean Basin ...

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