Latin America

"Latin America is a place where French, Spanish and Portugese are being spoken in many places of the Americas. The Federation could take over it soon."

--Su Ji-Hoon, La Federacion de las Americas

Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish, French and Portuguese are predominant. The term originated in 19th century France as Amérique Latine to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed. It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana.