Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean

Area	21,951,000 km2 (8,475,000 sq mi)
Population	670,230,000
Demonym	Latin American and Caribbean
Countries	33 countries  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Bolivia  Brazil  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  Jamaica  Mexico  Nicaragua  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay  Venezuela
Dependencies	19 dependencies  Anguilla  Aruba  Bonaire  British Virgin Islands  Cayman Islands  Curaçao  Falkland Islands  French Guiana File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe  Martinique  Montserrat  Puerto Rico  Saba  Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin  Sint Eustatius  Sint Maarten  Turks and Caicos Islands  United States Virgin Islands
Languages	Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
Time zones	00 to 00
UN M49 code	419 – Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)^[1] is a geopolitical and cultural region encompassing the Americas south of the contiguous United States. It includes all countries and territories in the Americas but the United States, Canada, and Greenland. It covers an extensive region, extending from The Bahamas and Mexico in the north to Argentina and Chile in the south. In comparison to Latin America, LAC also includes countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean where predominantly non-Latin languages—i.e. English or Dutch—are spoken, such as Belize, Guyana, and Jamaica.^[2]

The region has over 670,230,000 people as of 2016^[update], and spans for 21,951,000 square kilometres (8,475,000 sq mi).{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}

• Template:Country data Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Venezuela)

^* Disputed territory administered by the United States, claimed by Haiti.

^* The UN geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America.^[3]

^* Disputed territories administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States.

^* The UN geoscheme includes Bouvet Island in South America instead of Antarctica or Africa.

^† Disputed territories administered by the United Kingdom, claimed by Argentina.

The Latin American and Caribbean countries with the most representative democracy were Costa Rica, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Jamaica and least democratic were Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela according to 2024 V-Dem Democracy Report.^[4]

The region is extremely popular for its own distinct music which can not be found somewhere in the world. Began since the conquest of Spain, France, Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal in 15th century, due to the greater diversification including indigenous, Asian, African and European population merged, it expanded popularity of their music, dated from 1950s and rampant globalization, music from the region has become widely noticed, and has been nominated for several music awards.^[5]

The region is known for producing significant mixed martial-arts fighters, notably competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Mexico and Brazil being the ones that stand out in this sport.^[6][7]

• UN Statistics Division – Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)

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