Ibero-America
Ibero-America is a term which started to be use in the second half of the
19th century to refer collectively to the countries in the
Americas which were formerly
colonies of
Spain or
Portugal. Spain and Portugal are themselves included, for example the Organization of Ibero-American States has them as member states.
Ibero- is a prefix which denotes the
Iberian Peninsula in
Europe, consisting of Spain, Portugal,
Andorra, and
Gibraltar. Ibero-America is formed by all
Spanish-speaking countries in
America in addition to
Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
Encyclopedia
Ibero-America is a term which started to be use in the second half of the
19th century to refer collectively to the countries in the
Americas which were formerly
colonies of
Spain or
Portugal. Spain and Portugal are themselves included, for example the Organization of Ibero-American States has them as member states.
Ibero- is a prefix which denotes the
Iberian Peninsula in
Europe, consisting of Spain, Portugal,
Andorra, and
Gibraltar. Ibero-America is formed by all
Spanish-speaking countries in
America in addition to
Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
Since the
1990s these countries, urged by King
Juan Carlos of Spain, have begun to coordinate their efforts through summits held every two years.
Countries and Population
- Argentina 38,747,000
- Bolivia 9,182,000
- Chile 16,295,000
- Colombia 45,600,000
- Costa Rica 4,401,000
- Cuba 11,269,000
- Dominican Republic 8,895,000
- Ecuador 13,228,000
- El Salvador 6,881,000
- Honduras 7,205,000
- Guatemala 12,599,000
- Mexico 107,029,000
- Nicaragua 5,487,000
- Panama 3,232,000
- Paraguay 6,158,000
- Peru 27,968,000
- Puerto Rico 3,955,000
- Spain 43,064,000
- Uruguay 3,463,000
- Venezuela 26,749,000
- Brazil 186,405,000
- Portugal 10,495,000
Latin America
"Ibero-America" should not be confused with "
Latin America", which incoporates much of Ibero-America, but not the French speaking countries
Haiti,
French Guyana,
Martinique and
Guadeloupe, nor the Iberian countries themselves.
See also
The
Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the...
- Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana
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