Area 20,111,457 km2 (7,765,077 sq mi)
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Countries 20
Dependencies 14
Languages Romance languages Others: Quechua, Mayan languages, Guaraní, Aymara, Nahuatl, Haitian Creole, German, English, Dutch, Welsh, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, Yiddish, Greek, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Others
Time zones UTC−2 to UTC−8
What countries make up Latin America and the Caribbean?
It includes 21 countries or territories: Mexico in North America; Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in Central America; Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay in South America; and Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
What are the 17 countries in Latin America?
The countries included are: Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
Is Latin America and Caribbean a country?
There are 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean today, according to the United Nations. Not included in this total of "countries" and listed separately are: Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)
Is Latin America and the Caribbean the same?
The distinction between Latin America and the Caribbean is, however, not a formal one. In common parlance 'Latin America and the Caribbean' is used to refer to all countries in Central America and in the South American continent. Over 7,000 islands make up the Caribbean region.
Where is Latin America and Caribbean?
The term Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is an English-language acronym referring to the Caribbean and Latin American region. The term LAC covers an extensive region, extending from The Bahamas and Mexico to Argentina and Chile.
What are LAC countries?
Belize Ecuador Honduras
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Brazil El Salvador Nicaragua
Chile Guatemala Panama
Costa Rica Guatemala Peru
Dominican Republic Guyana Suriname
Is West Indies part of Latin America?
(See also Central America; North America; South America; West Indies (the Caribbean); Latin American art; Latin American architecture; Latin American dance; Latin American economic system; Latin American literature; Latin American music.)
What are the functions of eclac?
ECLAC conducts research; provides technical advice to governments, upon request; organizes intergovernmental and expert group meetings; helps to formulate and articulate a regional perspective within global forums; and introduces global concerns at the regional and subregional levels.