U.S. Department of State

	Under Secretary for Political Affairs

	Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

	Countries and Other Areas

	-	All Background Notes

	-	Antigua and Barbuda

	-	Argentina

	-	Aruba

	-	Bahamas, The

	-	Barbados

	-	Belize

	-	Bermuda

	-	Bolivia

	-	Brazil

	-	Canada

	-	Cayman Islands

	-	Chile

	-	Colombia

	-	Costa Rica

	-	Cuba

	-	Dominica

	-	Dominican Republic

	-	Ecuador

	-	El Salvador

	-	Grenada

	-	Guatemala

	-	Guyana

	-	Haiti

	-	Honduras

	-	Jamaica

	-	Mexico

	-	Netherlands Antilles

	-	Nicaragua

	-	Panama

	-	Paraguay

	-	Peru

	-	St. Kitts and Nevis

	-	St. Lucia

	-	St. Vincent and the Grenadines

	-	Suriname

	-	Trinidad and Tobago

	-	Uruguay

	-	Venezuela

Countries and Other Areas

Information about countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) is available through the links at left. The list is sorted alphabetically by short-form names. For long-form names, please refer to the Background Notes or see the list of Independent States of the World.
Clickable Map of WHA Region - Alternate Links to the Left of Screen

Highlights

Visit Consular Affairs to keep up with Travel Warnings, travel-related Public Announcements, and other items of interest to travelers. Read DHS press release regarding the end of Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) temporary accommodation.

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