Ibero-America
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Ibero-America (also "Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Commonwealth of Independent States") is a term which started to be used 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 in some definitions, such as that of the Organization of Ibero-American 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 Brazil which is Portuguese-speaking, but excludes the French speaking countries Haiti, French Guyana, Martinique and Guadeloupe.
The exclusion of the French-speaking regions differentiates Ibero-America from Latin America, as well as the inclusion of the European states of the Iberian peninsula if they are included in the definition.
Urged by King Juan Carlos of Spain, since the 1990s, the Ibero-American countries, including those in Europe, have begun to coordinate their efforts through summits held every two years.
[edit] Countries and Population
- Spanish-speaking : (Over 400 million speakers)
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 (US) 3,955,000
Spain 43,064,000
Uruguay 3,463,000
Venezuela 26,749,000
- Portuguese-speaking : (About 200 million speakers)
- Catalan-speaking :
Andorra 69,150
[edit] See also
- Americas (terminology)
- Organization of Ibero-American States
- Latin America
- Hispanic America
- Spanish colonization of the Americas
- Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Digital News about Ibero-America (La Insignia)
- (Spanish) Digital History of Ibero-America from the 14th to the 18th century
- (Spanish) Cultural Magazine about Ibero-America (Pensar Iberoamerica)
- (Spanish) Official Web-site for one of the most important festivals devoted to Ibero-America (El Ojo de Iberoamerica)
- (Spanish) Ibero-America's Secretariat General Official Web-site (SEGIB)
- (Spanish) Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American States OEI
- (Spanish) Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ)
