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Latin America: Regions
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Despite the great diversity within the Latin America, there is a common theme that characterizes the sweep of history in the region. The original author of the text, E. Bradford Burns, phrased the problem as the paradox that poor people inhabit rich lands. The reason for the paradox is that a tiny group of elites confuses the nation's well-being with their own.
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The lost continent: for decades, Latin America's weight in the world has been shrinking. It is not an economic powerhouse, a security threat, or a population bomb. Even its tragedies pale in comparison to Africa's. The region will not rise until it ends its search for magic formulas. It may not make for a good sound bite, but patience is Latin America's biggest deficit of all.
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Alex Logan, Haydrian Vice-President of Latin America/Caribbean Region, commented, "Mexico and all of Latin America embrace tremendous potential for Haydrian and SEDONA. The number of banks in Mexico alone will double by the end of this year. New entrants into these emerging markets are realizing that success hinges on broadening market opportunities, customer retention, and maximizing the profitability of all accounts-instead of merely competing ferociously for market share. Haydrian and SEDONA offer the ideal combination of solutions and subject matter expertise to bolster their effectiveness."
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Latin America describes the American countries south of the United States, comprising all of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Nations of this region where the English Language predominates (eg Jamaica, Belize, Guyana) are often excluded from this term. Most usually it only refers to the nations where the Spanish and Portuguese languages predominate.
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Mostly in the United States, Latin America is referred to all of the Americas south of the U.S., include countries such as Belize, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname where non-Romance languages prevail. Conversely, it is regularly used in Brazil and the Commonwealth Caribbean to assign the Spanish-speaking countries within this region, which are often known as Hispanic America.
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Latin America is divided into 33 independent countries and 13 other political units. Brazil is by far the largest country in Latin America both in area and in population. It occupies more than 40 percent of the region's land area and has about a third of its people.
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