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Ibero-America

Ibero-America(Spanish:Iberoamérica,Portuguese:Ibero-América) orIberian Americais generally considered to be the region in theAmericascomprising countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (usually formerterritoriesof Spain or Portugal). Spain and Portugal are themselves sometimes included in some Ibero-American diplomatic circles, such as theIbero-American Summitand theOrganization of Ibero-American States.The Organization of Ibero-American States also includes Spanish-speakingEquatorial Guinea,inCentral Africa,[1][2]but not thePortuguese-speaking African countries.TheLatin Recording Academy,the organization responsible for theLatin Grammy Awards,also includes Spain and Portugal as well as the Latino population of Canada and the United States in their definition of Ibero-America.[3]

The prefixIbero-and the adjectiveIberianrefer to theIberian Peninsulain Europe, which includes Portugal and Spain. Ibero-America includes allHispanic Americancountries inNorth,Central,andSouth Americaplus theHispanophone Caribbean,as well asPortuguese-speakingBrazil. Ibero-America makes up the overwhelming bulk of and is synonymous with the common definition ofLatin America,but is differentiated from the expanded definition of Latin America by the exclusion of the French-speaking country ofHaiti,theFrench overseas departmentsofFrench Guiana,MartiniqueandGuadeloupe,and theFrench collectivitiesofSaint MartinandSaint Barthélemy,which are sometimes included in a few definitions of Latin America.BelizeandGuyana,whose official language is English, and Dutch-speakingSuriname,Aruba,Bonaire,Curaçao,Saba,Sint Eustatius,andSint Maartenare usually not considered to be either Ibero-American or Latin American.

Since 1991, theIberoamerican Community of Nationsorganizes a yearlyIbero-American Summitmeeting of the heads of state and governments of the Ibero-American countries, including Spain, Portugal andAndorra,[4][5]this has since changed to biannually from 2014.

Countries and population in Ibero-America

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Countries and territories of Ibero-America. In yellow is the Spanish-speaking area and in green is the Portuguese-speaking area of the Americas.
  • Spanish-speaking: (430,567,462 speakers)
ArgentinaArgentina:47,327,407
BoliviaBolivia:12,186,079
ChileChile:19,629,588
ColombiaColombia:52,085,170
Costa RicaCosta Rica:5,044,197
CubaCuba:11,089,511
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic:11,434,005
EcuadorEcuador:17,483,326
El SalvadorEl Salvador:6,602,370
GuatemalaGuatemala:17,980,803
HondurasHonduras:9,571,352
MexicoMexico:129,875,529
NicaraguaNicaragua:6,359,689
PanamaPanama:4,337,768
ParaguayParaguay:6,218,879
PeruPeru:34,352,720
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico(U.S. Commonwealth): 9,110,869 (Puerto Rico & Mainland United States)
UruguayUruguay:3,444,263
VenezuelaVenezuela:30,518,260
  • Portuguese-speaking: (227,661,177 speakers)
BrazilBrazil:203,062,512

See also

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References

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  1. ^Presentación,Acerca de la OEI, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
  2. ^PaísesArchived2007-11-12 at theWayback Machine,Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
  3. ^Abaroa, Gabriel (2019)."The First Twenty Years".20a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy.The Latin Recording Academy: 6.RetrievedJuly 20,2022.
  4. ^Ibero-American SummitArchived2007-12-06 at theWayback Machine,Foreign Office, Republic of Brazil. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
  5. ^pp. 312–313,Spain: Democracy Regained,Ergasto Ramón Arango, Spain: Westview Press.ISBN0-8133-2915-9.
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