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The term Latin America is commonly used to describe the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean. The term Latin America was first used in Paris at a conference in 1856 called "Initiative of America: Idea for a Federal Congress of the Republics" (Iniciativa de la América.
- América Latina
A América Latina (em castelhano: América Latina ou...
- History
The term Latin America primarily refers to the Spanish- and...
- Latin Americans
Latin America (Spanish: América Latina or Latinoamérica;...
- Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic and Latino Americans (Spanish: Estadounidenses...
- Latin America and the Caribbean
The term Latin America and the Caribbean ( LAC [1]) is an...
- América Latina
- Countries and Territories That Make Up Latin America
- Demographics
- Economy
- Related Pages
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Spanish-speaking
1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Chile 4. Colombia 5. Costa Rica 6. Cuba 7. Dominican Republic 8. Ecuador 9. El Salvador 10. Guatemala 11. Honduras 12. Mexico 13. Nicaragua 14. Panama 15. Paraguay 16. Peru 17. Puerto Rico[sn 1] 18. United States[sn 2] 19. Uruguay 20. Venezuela
Portuguese-speaking
1. Brazil
French-speaking
1. Canada[sn 3] 2. French Guiana[sn 4] 3. Guadeloupe[sn 5] 4. Haiti 5. Martinique[sn 6] 6. Saint Barthélemy[sn 7] 7. Saint Martin[sn 8] 8. Saint Pierre and Miquelon[sn 9]
Largest cities
The following is a list of the ten largest metropolitan areasin Latin America.
Ethnic groups
People in Latin America are part of several ethnic groups and races. The majority of Latin Americans are Mestizo and some others are Mulatto, Black, Zambo, and Asian. 1. Native American or indigenous. The Native population in Latin America, came during the Lithic stage. There are more than sixty million of these people. They are the majority only in Bolivia, Peru, and Guatemala. In Ecuador they are a large minority of about 1/4 of the population. Mexico's Native American population is nearly...
Language
Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages in Latin America. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, while Spanish is the official language of most other Latin America mainland countries, and of Cuba, Puerto Rico (along with English), and the Dominican Republic. Many people speak Native American languages in Peru, Guatemala, Bolivia, Paraguay and Mexico. These languages are less common in other countries, but in some countries like Bolivia, they are considered official along...
Poverty and inequality
Poverty continues to be one of the biggest challenges for Latin American countries. According to estimates, Latin America is the most unequal region of the world. According to a Country Studies Institute the poorest countries in the region (in 2011) were: Haiti, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Honduras. Undernourishment affects 72% of Haitians, 47% of Nicaraguans and Bolivians, and 32% of Hondurans. Also, according to the Country Studies Institute, over 90% of Haitians, 75% of Bolivians, 70% of Nicara...
Latin America – CitizendiumAndean Community official webpage Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
