The term Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is an English-language acronym referring to the Latin American and the Caribbean region. The term LAC covers...
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC, ECLAC or CEPAL) is a United Nations regional commission to encourage...
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The Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean can be compared according to the different definitions of democracy. The V-Dem Democracy indices considers...
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Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples...
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Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean portal Latin America portal Caribbean Tourism Organization Economy of the Caribbean Aviation in the Caribbean List of...
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The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean states proposed on February 23, 2010,...
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In the currently ongoing 2024 dengue outbreak in Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of reported infections surpassed historical records in several...
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immigration in the 19th century to various countries in Latin America as contract laborers (i.e., indentured servants) in agricultural and fishing industries...
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The Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries, or GRULAC, is one of the five United Nations Regional Groups composed of 33 Member States from Central...
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This is a list of Latin American and Caribbean countries by gross domestic product (nominal) in USD according to the International Monetary Fund's estimates...
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The illegal drug trade in Latin America concerns primarily the production and sale of cocaine and cannabis, including the export of these banned substances...
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The history of the Jews in Latin America began with conversos who joined the Spanish and Portuguese expeditions to the continents. The Alhambra Decree...
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countries and territories of the Caribbean and South America as well. It also encompasses Latin American styles that have originated in the United States...
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culture in the Caribbean and North America, as it ultimately derives from Latin Roman influence as well. There is also an important Latin American cultural...
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CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, formerly the Andean Development Corporation (or Corporación Andino de Fomento), is a Caracas...
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Treaty of Tlatelolco (redirect from Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean)
The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (commonly known as The Tlatelolco Treaty) is an international treaty...
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Latin American cuisine is the typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. Latin America...
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list of Latin American and the Caribbean countries by gross domestic product at purchasing power parity in international dollars according to the International...
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Crime and violence affect the lives of millions of people in Latin America. Some consider social inequality to be a major contributing factor to levels...
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talking about "Latin America and the Caribbean," as in the United Nations geoscheme. Since, the concept and definitions of Latin American are very modern...
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and conservatism in Latin America have unique historical roots as Latin American independence began to occur in 1808 after the French Revolution and the...
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to the 2014 Pew survey, the 46 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean comprised, in absolute terms, the world's second-largest Christian...
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the geographical regions of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The socioeconomic patterns of what is now called Latin America...
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LACNIC (redirect from Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry)
LACNIC (Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre; Spanish: Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y Caribe, Brazilian Portuguese:...
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Caribbean South America is a subregion of South America that borders the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the Caribbean region of Colombia and the Venezuelan...
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of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean...
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"Disability in Latin America and the Caribbean – Public Policy Challenges | ECLAC". "Disability in Latin America and the Caribbean". Cepal.org. Retrieved...
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Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and...
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The Chinese in Latin America and the Caribbean is a 2010 book edited by Walton Look Lai and Tan Chee-Beng and published by Brill. The essays in the book...
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Islamic Organization of Latin America and the Caribbean (OIPALC). OIPALC is considered the most active organization in Latin America in promoting Islamic affiliated...
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