Definition of Latin America
Latin
America is called the group formed by the countries of the
American continent that have Spanish as the official
language . It is a group of nineteen nations totaling
some 400 million inhabitants .
Beyond the
use of Spanish, other languages are also spoken in Latin
America , such as Aymara, Guaraní, Mapudungun and Quechua. The most
widespread religion in the region, meanwhile, is Christianity .
It is
important to establish differences between Latin America , Ibero-America and Latin
America , beyond the fact that sometimes these concepts are used as
synonyms. The Latin American countries, as we said, are characterized by
speaking Spanish. The notion of Latin America also adds to those
where Portuguese is spoken. Another definition of Latin America refers
to the former colonies of Spain and Portugal . Latin
America , finally, refers to all the American States whose
culture and languages are of Latin origin.
The most
populated country in Latin America is Mexico , with more
than 121 million inhabitants . It is followed by Colombia , Argentina , Peru , Venezuela , Chile , Guatemala and Ecuador ,
in that order .
In
comparison with other political entities, Latin America has more
inhabitants than the United States and Brazil , for
example, although with less than the European Union ( EU ).
The Latin
American countries with the best Human Development Indexare Chile , Puerto
Rico , Argentina and Uruguay . At the other
extreme are Honduras , Guatemala , Nicaragua and Bolivia .
Hispanoamérica ,
finally, is the name of a district that belongs to the district
of Chamartín , in the Spanish city of Madrid . The
famous Santiago Bernabéu stadium is located in the south-western
part of Latin America .
