Area of Responsibility

The U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility encompasses 31 countries and 12 dependencies and areas of special sovereignty. The region represents about one-sixth of the landmass of the world assigned to regional unified commands.

SOUTHCOM´s Area of Responsibility includes:

• The land mass of Latin America south of Mexico

• The waters adjacent to Central and South America

• The Caribbean Sea

Information about countries and areas of special sovereignty (www.state.gov) 

Antigua and Barbuda  |  Argentina  |  Barbados  |  Belize  |  Bolivia  |  Brazil  |  Chile  |  Colombia  |  Costa Rica  |  Cuba  |  Dominica  |  Dominican Republic  |  Ecuador  |  El Salvador  |  Grenada  |  Guatemala  |  Guyana |  Haiti  |  Honduras  |  Jamaica  |  Nicaragua  |  Panama  |  Paraguay  |  Peru  |  Saint Kitts and Nevis  |  Saint Lucia  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  |  Suriname  |  Trinidad and Tobago |  Uruguay  |  Venezuela  |  State Dept. Fact Sheet on Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty

SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility Map

2025 Posture Statement to Congress