Andean states
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The Andean States are nations in South America that contain portions of—or border—the Andes mountain range. The Andes occupy the western part of South America, and are associated with the following countries:
North - Bordering the Caribbean Sea This region is semi-tropical and semi-mountainous.
West - Bordering the Pacific Ocean
Central - Landlocked
South
Other regions in South America include the Guyana Highlands, Southern Cone and Eastern South America.
When grouped as "the Andean states", the emphasis is, of course, on the mountainous regions of these countries. For example, the Argentine pampas are not part of the Andean region, but western Argentina is part of the Andean region, and has cultural continuities with its Andean neighbors. Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia are part of the Andean Community (a trade grouping), and each contains Amazon rainforest and Amazonian indigenous people as well as Andean mountains.
| Regions of the World | |
| Africa: | Central Africa | East Africa | Great Lakes | Guinea | Horn of Africa | North Africa | Maghreb | Northwest Africa | Sahel | Southern Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan | West Africa |
| Americas: | Andean states | Caribbean | Central America | Great Lakes | Great Plains | Guianas | Latin America | North America | Northern America | Pacific Northwest | Patagonia | South America | Southern Cone |
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| Oceania: | Australasia | Melanesia | Micronesia | Polynesia | Pacific Rim |
| Polar: | Arctic | Antarctic |
