Latin America
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Summary
Latin America is a transcontinental region[1]. It draws 28,541 Wikipedia views per month (transcontinental region category, ranking #3 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Americas[3]
- Instance of: cultural region[4]
- Part of: Latin America and the Caribbean[5]
- Commons category: Latin America[6]
- Said to be the same as: Latin America and the Caribbean[7]
- Has part(s): Brazil[8], Argentina[9], Bolivia[10], Chile[11], Colombia[12], Paraguay[13], Peru[14], Uruguay[15], Venezuela[16], Mexico[17], Guatemala[18], El Salvador[19], Honduras[20], Nicaragua[21]
- Coordinate location: -1.106889, -68.097391[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Latin America[23]
- Commons gallery: América Latina[24]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Latin America[25]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: 32.71888888888889, -114.71972222222222[26]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: -56.53826111111111, -68.72005[27]
- Coordinates of easternmost point: -7.155555555555556, -34.793055555555554[28]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: 32.52, -117.12[29]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30]
- Topic has template: Template:Latin America topic templates[31], Template:Mosques in Latin America[32]
- Demonym: Latinoamericano[33], Latinoamericana[34], Latin American[35], Latino-americano[36], Latino-americana[37], Latin-Amerikano[38], Meiriceánach Laidineach[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:Latin American people[40]
- Different from: Middle America[41], Central America[42], Latin America and the Caribbean[43]
- Studied by: Latin American studies[44]
- Geography of topic: geography of Latin America[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Latin America include Latin Americans[46], a human population[47]; ESLAND Awards[48], a group of awards[49], founded in 2022[50]; and it’s 50 Best Restaurants[51], an award[52], founded in 2013[53].
Why It Matters
Latin America has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Latin Americans[46], a human population[47]; ESLAND Awards[48], a group of awards[49], founded in 2022[50]; and it’s 50 Best Restaurants[51], an award[52], founded in 2013[53].