Talk:Latin America

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Section size for Latin America (45 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 7,358 7,358 Etymology and definitions 30 35,524 Origins 14,054 14,054 Contemporary definitions 10,986 10,986 Subregions and countries 10,454 10,454 History 2,477 9,987 After 2000 7,510 7,510 Inequality 7,059 15,778 Standard of living 8,719 8,719 Demographics 194 61,888 Life expectancy 21,417 21,417 Largest cities 2,595 2,595 Race and ethnicity 6,850 6,850 Language 8,756 8,756 Religion 5,793 5,793 Migration 6,191 6,191 Education 3,286 3,286 Crime and violence 6,212 6,212 Public health 382 594 Water 74 74 Reproductive rights 80 80 HIV/AIDS 58 58 Economy 45 89,527 Size 5,781 5,781 Agriculture 9,378 9,378 Mining and petroleum 26,999 26,999 Manufacturing 11,287 11,287 Infrastructure 15,114 15,114 Energy 15 20,923 Brazil 16,395 16,395 Other countries 4,513 4,513 Trade blocs 1,582 3,886 China 2,304 2,304 Tourism 11,408 11,408 Culture 4,913 38,154 Art 6,739 6,739 Film 8,121 8,121 Literature 5,355 5,355 Music and dance 8,539 8,539 World Heritage Sites 996 996 Environment 3,491 3,491 See also 970 970 Notes 31 31 References 30 30 External links 3,496 3,496 Total 278,037 278,037

Missing countries on the list

Falkands Island, Guayana (non-French), Suriname. Daniel Souza (talk) 19:52, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Quebec too. 77.74.98.101 (talk) 12:40, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Quebec is not in Latin America, at least not according to most definitions of it. Nn88nn88 (talk) 23:40, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Technically, it could count, but traditionally it doesn't. I guess you could say the same thing about European nations. Evenite (talk) 05:24, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Funny how you always want to overlook Non- lEuropean Countries that are NOT in the Americas. Angola Macau,Goa,east Timor, Mozambique, equatorial guinea to name a few & by the way Quebec is not a country! What in the world is quebec canada have to do with ecuador peru? You can make a bigger case of philippines and guam as big more "latino/Hispanic' but Quebec is as white as it comes. You all want to make Argentina whiter than Canada which is absolutely abomination. In that case let's make Los Angeles Las Vegas & Texas "Latin America" then If you want to play the technicality card. Because los Angeles Is sure as hell ALOT more hispanic than quebec ever was and ever will be. Not to mention it's close to the Mexican border whereas Quebec is thousands of miles in the northeast. By the way, French is spoken in northern New England and Louisiana or are we going to count That as "Latino too"? look at how ridiculous you sound. Ku klux Klan in that region used to speak Cajun French.Even the names in the southwest are mostly Spanish yet you conveniently pretend to overlook it. 2607:FB91:184:BAE:B9C8:7498:69C3:608A (talk) 16:27, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Well given the fact that Quebec is not a country it's not going to be included. But yes, Quebec has heavy Latin/Latino influences as a providence. Quebec is about as "Latino" as Los Angeles. It has nothing to do with being "White" but being a descendant of a population that uses Latin languages in the Americas. There is White Non-Latino people in South America (Entire isolated German communities in Brazil and Chile), there is also Amerindian people who wouldn't be considered "Latino" either, sense they speak native languages. There is also plenty of White, African and Amerindian "Latinos". The "Latino" designator has 0 to do with race. A White German from Chile, an Amerindian Mexican,an African from Ecuador, and an Asian from Peru could all be considered "Latinos" if they all speak Spanish even though they are all different races. 68.189.2.14 (talk) 21:41, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

This article is about Latin America, a region that comprises countries of Americas that mainly speak languages derived from Latin (in its contemporary definition). The inhabitants of Latin America are Latin Americans because their country is part of Latin America, not because they have some specific cultural, ethnic or phenotipic feature (other than the origin of the main language of their country). The specific cultural and ethnic background of Latin America varies from country to country.

What you are talking about has more relation with how Latino Americans may be defined (individuals from America with origins in Latin American countries), and they are covered in these articles: Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories), Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino (demonym). Linkcisco (talk) 18:59, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Belize 2607:FB91:184:BAE:B9C8:7498:69C3:608A (talk) 16:29, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Belize's language is English. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 15:53, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Those countries use mainly Dutch, English, or a language based in them. Since they are not a Romance language, they usually are not included in Latin America, but in the third definition of this article they are properly included. Linkcisco (talk) 19:12, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Latin America.

Those areas of America whose official languages are Spanish and Portuguese derived from Latin. 157.47.15.27 (talk) 14:47, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

And French (also Latin based) 71.9.141.71 (talk) 16:50, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Improve sentence logic/grammar, and add countries' languages

The sentence "In addition, countries not former colonial powers in the region, but many of which had populations immigrate, there are part of ECLAC, including Italy [...]" is not structurally sound (and also hard to read).

Suggested: "In addition, a number of countries not former ..., but many of which had..., [delete:there] are part of ECLAC, including ..." To be implemented (or further developed) by someone who can verify that the proposal has the correct meaning and is well formed.

Also, the table of countries should include a column of (dominant) language, since that is what assigns countries to the region names in question in the first place! 84.215.2.80 (talk) 20:38, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

"LATAM" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect LATAM has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 23 § LATAM until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 19:11, 23 May 2024 (UTC)