Organization of Ibero-American States - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations
Flag of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Origins
Although performing a vastly different function, the Commonwealth is the successor of the British Empire. In 1884, whilst visiting Adelai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin Union - Member States
The Latin Union currently has members from four continents: Español Argentina  |  Bolivia  |  Chile...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin Union - Member States
The Latin Union currently has members from four continents (listed by the Romance language that is spoken there): Spanish (Español) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Benefits Of Membership And Contemporary Concerns
The Commonwealth has often been likened to an English gentlemen's club, and the issue of membership - who is and who is not a member of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Membership
The Commonwealth encompasses a population of approximately 1.8 billion people, making up about 30% of the world's total. India is the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia - Latin America
Latin America Latin America is the parts of the Americas where Romance languages derived from Latin are officially or primarily spoken. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Non-members
Tongue in cheek, Charles de Gaulle twice suggested that France, although it had never been a member of the British Empire (even if for ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Cultural Links
The Commonwealth is also useful as an international organisation that represents significant cultural and historical links between wealth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Commonwealth Business Council
The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) was formed at the Edinburgh CHOGM in 1997. The aim was to utilise the global network of the Commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Nations - Organisation And Objectives
Queen Elizabeth II is the nominal Head of the Commonwealth. Some members of the Commonwealth, known as Commonwealth Realms, also recogniz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Etymology
Napoleon III brought the term Latin-America over the Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking parts of the Americas, making it an expressi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - International Organization - Examples Of Regional Organizations
Europe: European Union (EU) Council of Europe European Free Trade Association European Space Agency European Patent Organisation Asia: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Etymology
Napoleon III brought the term latin-America over the Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking parts of the Americas, making it an equivale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Demographics
The majority of the people in Latin America have some proportion of European origins. However there is a large percentage of the people i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Music
One of the main characteristics of Latin American music is its diversity; contrary to a widespread misperception, there is not one specif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Economy
Below is a table showing the Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) prices and the GDP (PPP) of each of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Language
The predominant language is Spanish in majority of the countries. Portuguese is spoken primarily in Brazil. French is also spoken in smal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Art
Master Artists from Latin America include: Félix Arauz - Ecuadorian painter Carlos Catasse - Chilean painter Theo Constanté - Ecuadori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Political Divisions
Latin America is often seen as encompassing the following countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Demographics
The majority of the people in Latin America have some proportion of European origins. However there is a large percentage of the people i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Economy
Below is a table showing the Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) prices and the GDP (PPP) of each of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Language
The Spanish and Portuguese (in the 10 most populated countries), and French (in smaller countries, in the Caribbean, and in French Guiana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Music
One of the main characteristics of Latin American music is its diversity; contrarily to a widespread view (especially in the US), there i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin America: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin America - Political Divisions
Latin America is often seen as encompassing the following countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican...   » Read the article