The majority of the people in Latin America have some proportion of European origins. However there is a large percentage of the people in Latin America are of mixed origins, the result of racial intermingling among European settlers, African slaves, and American natives. This mixture of backgrounds ("Mestizaje" in Spanish) has profoundly influenced religion, music, and politics, and given rise to a vague identity of those belonging to these mixed cultures; this imprecise cultural heritage is (arguably improperly) called Latinos in Am ...

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Napoleon III brought the term Latin-America over the Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking parts of the Americas, making it an expression equivalent to Latin Europe. Although several peoples of Latin America are not directly connected to the Latium region of Italy or to the Roman Empire, most of the population speaks a Latin-derived language such as Portuguese or Spanish. Important parts of Latin A ...

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Latin America Latin America is the parts of the Americas where Romance languages derived from Latin are officially or primarily spoken. Alternatively, Latin America is typically contrasted with Anglo-America where English, a Germanic language, predominates. See also Latino, Hispanic, Ibero-America, and Use of the word American. Definitions for what comprises Latin America may vary. From a sociopolitical perspective, including only independent countries, ...

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The Federative Republic of Brazil (in Portuguese, República Federativa do Brasil; pron. IPA /ʁe.'pu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾa.'tʃi.vɐ du bɾa.'ziw/) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. Spanning a vast area between central South America and the Atlantic Ocean, it is the easternmost country of the Americas and it borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French de ...

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The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America, and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Mexico - History. Main article: History of Mexico < ...

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Columbia County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 63,094. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States of America. Columbia County New York - History. When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Columbia County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county ...

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Rick Santorum (R) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swedes and Dutch were the first European settlers, the Quaker William Penn named Pennsylvania for the Latin phrase meaning "Penn's Woods", in honor of his father. Today, two major cities dominate the state—Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and ...

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The most widely discussed demographic phenomenon of the 1970s was the rise of the "Sun Belt," the Southwest, Southeast, and especially Florida and California (surpassing New York as the nation's most populous state in 1964). By 1980, the population of the Sun Belt had risen to exceed that of the industrial regions of the Northeast and Midwest, which were experiencing not only a relative but in some cases an absolute decline in their numbers. The rise of the Sun Belt continued a trend in the growth of suburbs since the 1950s, due in large mea ...

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History of the United States 1980-1988 - The assault on U.S./Soviet Détente. The 1970s inflicted damaging blows to the American confidence characteristic of the 1950s and early 1960s. The Vietnam War and the Watergate crisis shattered confidence in the presidency. International frustrations, including the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, the hostage crisis in Iran in 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the growth of international terrorism, and the acceleration of the arms race raised fears over the c ...

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Reagan's approach to the presidency was somewhat of a departure from his predecessors; he delegated a great deal of work to his subordinates, letting them handle most of the government's day-to-day affairs. As an executive, Reagan framed broad themes and made a strong personal connection to voters. Unlike fellow Republican Richard Nixon, Reagan was not nearly as concerned with the day-to-day drudgery of executive governance, which he delegated among subordinates. History of the United States 1980-1988 - Reaganomics ...

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The Argentine population has one of Latin America's lowest growth rates (about one percent per annum), and it also enjoys a comparatively small infant mortality rate. The age structure of the population is therefore similar to that of more developed countries, with a median age of about 29 years and a life expectancy of 75 years at birth. As per the 2001 national census, the total population is 36,260,130. The Argentine national census bureau (INDEC) estimates 38,592,150 for June 2005. This figure turns out to be lower than expected prior to the census; the ...

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Despite the fact that the majority of the population are Blacks, Kingston, Jamaica has a large number of non-Blacks. The largest groups are those who are mixed race. Moderate numbers of Hispanics mostly from Latin America are also to be found in the city. East Indians and Chinese are the next largest groups and this is evident from the many Asian restaurants that dot Kingston's streets. There is also a modest number of Whites, mostly from Cuba, and Great Britain, incl ...

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São Paulo is the state with the largest system of transportation in Latin America, comprised by roads, railways, fluvial lanes, airports, river and sea ports. The city of São Paulo also boasts of a metro and a suburban railway system. See: Highway system of São Paulo ...

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The Central Pennsylvania accent is the dominant speech pattern in Juniata County. There are many immigrant workers in Juniata County from Latin America and South-East Asia who moved to the area to work for Empire Kosher Poultry, the county's largest employer. Thes immigrants speak English with varrying degrees of fluency. ...

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One quarter of the world population share Islam as an ethical tradition. Muslims are the majority in 52 nations. They speak about 60 languages and come from diverse ethnic backgrounds. 11 million Muslims in the Americas 8 million Muslims in Canada and the United States 3 million Muslims in Latin and Central America 84 million Muslims in Europe (including Turkey) 10 million Muslims in Western Europe, mostly in the UK, France, Germany 7 million Muslims in the Balk ...

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Main article: Demographics of Paraguay Ethnically, culturally, and socially, Paraguay has one of the most homogeneous populations in Latin America. About 95% of the people are mestizos of mixed Spanish and Guarani Indian descent. Little trace is left of the original Guarani culture except the Guaraní language, which is spoken by 90% of the population. About 75% of all Paraguayans can speak Spanish. Guarani and Spanish are official languages. Germans, Japanese, Koreans, ethnic Chinese, Arabs, Brazilians, and Argentines are among those who have settled in Paraguay and they have to an ex ...

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Main article: Demographics of Peru Peru is one of only three countries in Latin America whose largest population segment is comprised of unmixed Amerindians - the other two being Bolivia and Guatemala, where almost half of all Peruvians are Amerindian, or 45 percent of the total population. The two major indigenous ethnic groups are the various Quechua-speaking populations, followed closely by the Aymará, as well as several dozen small Amerindian ethnic tribes scattered throughout the country beyond the Andes Mountains and in ...

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Main article: Demographics of Uruguay As a Spanish-speaking country of Latin America, most Uruguayans share a Spanish cultural background, though about half of the population is of Italian origin. Some 88% of the population is of European descent, with mestizos (8%) and blacks (4%) forming the only significant ethnic minorities. Church and state are officially separated, with most adhering to the Roman Catholic faith (66%), with smaller Protestant (2%) and Jewish (1%) communities, as we ...

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Main article: Demographics of Peru Peru is one of only three countries in Latin America whose largest population segment is comprised of unmixed Amerindians - , where almost half of all Peruvians are Amerindian, or 45 percent of the total population. The two major indigenous ethnic groups are the various Quechua-speaking populations, followed closely by the Aymará, as well as several dozen small Amerindian ethnic tribes scattered throughout the country beyond the Andes Mountains and in the Amazon basin. Mestizos, a term that d ...

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