The Hispanic World
The Hispanic, or Spanish-speaking world is a very hetegoreneous set of countries which were once part of the Spanish empire and are now primarily Spanish-speaking.
The Hispanic world consists of Spain, itself a heterogeneous country with 3 minority languages, 20 nation states in the Americas plus Puerto Rico, and some would also add two small former colonies in Africa where Spanish is the official language.
Below you can see a list of the Spanish speaking countries
Mestizo: mixed white (European) and Amerindian ancestry
Amerindian: indigenous people of the Americans (equivalent to American Indian in US)
Mulatto: mixed white (European) and African
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Population
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Racial/ethnic composition
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Sources of information
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Argentina
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39,921,833
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White (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%; mestizo, Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Bolivia
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8,989,046
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Quechua 30%, mestizo 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Country Studies
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Chile
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16,134,219
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White and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Country Studies
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Colombia
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43,593,035
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Mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Country Studies
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Costa Rica
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4,075,261
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white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
www.visitcostarica.com
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Cuba
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11,382,820
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Mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Dominican Republic
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9,183,984
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mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Ecuador
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13,547,510
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Mestizo 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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El Salvador
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6,822,378
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Mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Equatorial Guinea
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540,109
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Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Guatemala
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12,293,545
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Mestizo (in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Honduras
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7,326,496
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Mestizo 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Mexico
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107,449,525
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Mestizo 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Nicaragua
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5,570,129
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Mestizo 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Panama
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3,191,319
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Mestizo 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Paraguay
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6,506,464
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Mestizo 95%, other 5%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Peru
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28,302,603
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Amerindian 45%, mestizo 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
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geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Puerto Rico
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3,927,188
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White (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
LANIC
Lonely Planet
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Spain
(Espaņa)
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40,397,842
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Primarily white. A composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Country Studies
spain.info
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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United States
(Estados Unidos)

(for comparison)
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298,444,215
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White 81.7%, Black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2% (2003 est.) Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Lonely Planet
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Uruguay
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3,431,932
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White 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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Venezuela
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25,730,435
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68 percent mestizo, 21 percent unmixed Caucasian, 10 percent black, and 1 percent Indian
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CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia (Espaņol)
Frommer's
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
Country Studies
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encarta Encyclopedia
geographia.com
LANIC
Lonely Planet
US State Dept.
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