Latin America

Area: 21,069,501 km²

Divisions:

  • North America
  • Central America
  • Southern Cone
  • Andean States

Countries in Latin America:

  • Mexico
  • Guatemala
  • Belize
  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Ecuador
  • Guyana
  • Surinam
  • French Guyana
  • Brazil
  • Peru
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina

Population: 569 million as of 2008

Languages:  Spanish, Portuguese, English,  French, Dutch

Ethnic  Groups:

Latin America is one of the most diverse regions of the world.

  • Amerindians
  • Africans
  • Asians
  • Mestizos
  • Mulattoes
  • Criollos
  • Zambos

Trade Blocs:

  • Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
  • Mercosur
  • Andrean Community of Nations (CAN)
  • G3 Free Trade Agreement
  • Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
  • CARICOM