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Facts & Figures
The United
States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) is the
unified command responsible for all U.S.
military activities on the land mass of Latin
America south of Mexico; the waters adjacent to
Central and South America; the Caribbean Sea,
with its 13 island nations, and European and
U.S. territories; the Gulf of Mexico; and a
portion of the Atlantic Ocean. Since 26
September 1997, the command headquarters has
been located at Miami, Florida. It is one of
five geographically unified commands under the
U.S. Department of Defense.* Southern Command's
area of responsibility encompasses 32 countries
(19 in Central and South America and 13 in the
Caribbean) and covers about 14.5 million square
miles (23.2 million square kilometers). The
region represents about one-sixth of the
landmass of the world assigned to regional
unified commands.
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