Ibero-America

Ibero-America, or Iberian America, is the part of the Americas whose countries and territories mainly speak Spanish or Portuguese, usually former possessions of Spain and Portugal. It covers the Hispanic countries of North, Central and South America, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Portuguese-speaking Brazil, and so matches the common meaning of Latin America while leaving out Haiti, the French overseas departments and other territories sometimes counted in wider definitions. Spain, Portugal and Andorra are themselves part of Ibero-American diplomacy, notably the Ibero-American Summit held since 1991 and the Organization of Ibero-American States, which also includes Equatorial Guinea. Belize, Guyana, Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean territories are not counted as Ibero-American.