Ibero-America

Ibero-America is a term used to refer collectively to the countries in the Americas which were formerly colonies of Spain or Portugal. Spain and Portugal are themselves included, for example the Organization of Ibero-American States has them as member states.

Ibero- is a prefix which denotes the Iberian Peninsula in Europe, consisting of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. Ibero-America is formed by all Spanish-speaking countries in America in addition to Portuguese-speaking Brazil.

Since the 1990s these countries, urged by King Juan Carlos of Spain, have begun to coordinate their efforts through summits held every second year.

Puerto Rico (commonwealth of the United States)

"Ibero-America" should not be confused with "Latin America", which incoporates much of Ibero-America, but not the French speaking countries Haiti, French Guyana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, nor the Iberian countries themselves.

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