Ibero-America
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, 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 have begun to coordinate their efforts through summits held every two years.
It must be noted that the term Ibero-America is seldom used in Latin America, where the latter term is prefered.
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)
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
- Americas (terminology)
- Organization of Ibero-American States
- Latin America
- Hispanic America
- Spanish colonization of the Americas
- Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
External links
- Template:Es Digital News about Ibero-America (La Insignia)
- Template:Es Digital History of Ibero-America from the 14th to the 18th century
- Template:Es Cultural Magazine about Ibero-America (Pensar Iberoamerica)
- Template:Es Official Web-site for one of the most important festivals devoted to Ibero-America (El Ojo de Iberoamerica)
- Template:Es Ibero-America's Secretariat General Official Web-site (SEGIB)
- Template:Es Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American States OEI
- Template:Es Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ)