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Section sizes

Section size for Latin America (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	9,640	9,640	213	213
Etymology and definitions	10,783	24,719	747	851
Modern definitions	7,122	7,122	37	37
Subregions and countries	6,814	6,814	67	67
History	3,848	17,395	335	1,290
Spanish Golden Age	3,745	3,745	201	201
Independence movements	2,067	2,067	257	257
After 2000	7,735	7,735	497	497
Geography	14	8,462	0	392
Neotropical realm	1,420	1,420	98	98
Climate	3,700	3,700	181	181
Environment	3,328	3,328	113	113
Economy	45	100,133	0	4,841
Economic history	5,511	5,511	446	446
Size	3,243	3,243	0	0
Agriculture	8,564	8,564	309	309
Mining and petroleum	25,128	25,128	613	613
Manufacturing	11,718	11,718	345	345
Infrastructure	14,928	14,928	1,105	1,105
Energy	1,354	22,167	71	1,435
Brazil	16,243	16,243	784	784
Other countries	4,570	4,570	580	580
Tourism	4,831	4,831	309	309
Trade blocs	1,393	3,998	181	279
China	2,605	2,605	98	98
Inequality	3,333	17,087	188	660
History of inequality	5,164	5,164	376	376
Standard of living	8,590	8,590	96	96
Demographics	586	64,103	0	3,563
Largest cities	3,015	3,015	69	69
Race and ethnicity	8,739	8,739	994	994
Ethnic groups	1,806	1,806	0	0
Language	8,947	8,947	803	803
Religion	4,919	4,919	145	145
Family structure	3,468	3,468	128	128
Migration	6,178	6,178	618	618
Education	3,588	3,588	380	380
Life expectancy	14,275	14,275	16	16
Public health	379	2,590	11	65
Health Development in Latin America	1,758	1,758	31	31
Water	315	315	23	23
Reproductive rights	80	80	0	0
HIV/AIDS	58	58	0	0
Crime and violence	5,992	5,992	345	345
Culture	5,454	34,603	587	3,379
Art	6,608	6,608	409	409
Film	8,132	8,132	1,012	1,012
Literature	5,929	5,929	707	707
Music and dance	7,470	7,470	645	645
World Heritage Sites	1,010	1,010	19	19
See also	905	905	0	0
Notes	31	31	0	0
Further reading	584	584	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
External links	3,401	3,401	0	0
Total	281,093	281,093	15,189	15,189

Missing countries

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Could somebody add Haiti back to subregions and countries, environmental indicators, population size, and social and economic indicators of Latin America? Somebody removed it a bit ago even though Haiti is part of the region. Falstaffianscrofa (talk) 02:45, 28 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

A lot of useless stuffs

Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There's a lot of informations about each fo the countries in here, it's good, but it makes it too long and boring for people to read. It should be just in the respective countries. Ctrl Alt Space (he/him) 06:55, 23 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

A political map

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A simple political map showing just the countries that are part of Latin America wouldn't hurt. It's what I expected to find here, but I didn't. Anonymous44 (talk) 12:11, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Geographic and Language error

Latest comment: 4 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

First "Latin" is "italian" in the latin language, the "Latin America" description here belongs from Mexico TO Panama that IS ALL the land OF THEIR territory, from THE END OF THE PANAMA CANAL TO ANTARTICA BELONG TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA NEVER BELONGS TO THE "LATIN AMERICA" here describe. ~2026-32370-03 (talk) 20:37, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

This is not a forum for general discussion. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 21:30, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Geography of Latin America

Latest comment: 23 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 26 August 2026 and 9 December 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Augeike (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Augeike (talk) 16:59, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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