The U.S. Southern Command Area of Focus encompasses more than 30 countries and covers about 15.6 million square miles. The region represents about one-sixth of the landmass of the world assigned to regional unified commands.

The United States Southern Command area of interest includes:

• The land mass of Latin America south of Mexico
• The waters adjacent to Central and South America
• The Caribbean Sea, its 12 island nations and European territories
• The Gulf of Mexico
• A portion of the Atlantic Ocean

Here is a list of links with information about each country:

Antigua and Barbuda	Argentina	Bahamas, The	Barbados	Belize
Bolivia	Brazil	Cayman Islands	Chile	Colombia
Costa Rica	Dominica	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	El Salvador
Grenada	Guatemala	Guyana	Haiti	Honduras
Jamaica	Nicaragua	Panama	Paraguay	Peru
St. Kitts and Nevis	St. Lucia	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Suriname	Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay	Venezuela