Ibero-America
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Ibero-America is a term used since 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 Ibero-American Summit and the Organization of Ibero-American States. The Organization of Ibero-American States also includes Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa[1][2], but not the Portuguese-speaking African countries.
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[edit] Overview
The prefix Ibero- refers to the Iberian peninsula in Europe, consisting of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. Ibero-America is formed by all Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas, in addition to Brazil, which is Portuguese-speaking, but excludes the French-speaking countries Haiti, French Guiana, 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. The English-speaking countries Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Saint Kitts & Nevis and Grenada, and the Dutch-speaking Suriname are also excluded from Ibero-America.
The term includes neither the United States (except for Puerto Rico), nor any of its fifty states, although a large part of its current territory was colonized by Spain and was under Spanish or Mexican rule longer than it has been under U.S. rule. (See History of California to 1899, History of Florida, History of Texas, Mexican Cession, and Gadsden Purchase.) While English is the most widely spoken language by far in the U.S., it has not been designated an official language (though some states have done so), and Spanish-speakers compose the second-largest language community nationwide.
Since 1991, the Iberoamerican Community of Nations has organized yearly summits, attended by the heads of state and government of the Ibero-American countries, including Spain and Portugal.[3][4]
[edit] Countries and population in Europe and America
- Spanish-speaking : (Over 400 million speakers)
Argentina 38,747,000
Bolivia 9,182,000
Chile 16,928,000
Colombia 45,600,000
Costa Rica 4,401,000
Cuba 11,269,000
Dominican Republic 10,090,000
Ecuador 13,228,000
El Salvador 6,881,000
Guatemala 12,599,000
Honduras 7,205,000
Mexico 107,029,000
Nicaragua 5,487,000
Panama 3,232,000
Paraguay 6,158,000
Peru 27,968,000
Puerto Rico 3,955,000
Spain 44,116,000
Uruguay 3,463,000
Venezuela 26,749,000
- Portuguese-speaking : (About 209 million speakers)
[edit] See also
- Organization of Ibero-American States
- Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
- List of current heads of state and government of Ibero-America
- Americas (terminology)
- Latin America
- Hispanic America
- Latin American integration
- Spanish colonization of the Americas
- Portuguese colonization of the Americas
- Anglosphere
[edit] References
- ^ Presentación, Acerca de la OEI, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
- ^ Países, Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
- ^ Ibero-American Summit, Foreign Office, Republic of Brazil. Accessed on line October 22, 2007.
- ^ pp. 312–313, Spain: Democracy Regained, Ergasto Ramón Arango, Spain: Westview Press. ISBN 0813329159.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American States OEI
- (Spanish) Ibero-America's Secretariat General Official Web-site (SEGIB)
- (Spanish) Official Web-site for the Organization of Ibero-American Youth (OIJ)
- (Spanish) Digital History of Ibero-America from the 14th to the 18th century
- (Spanish) Digital News about Ibero-America (La Insignia)
- (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)
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