Thursday, August 03, 2006

Latin America: an index for Christian labour organizing

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L a t i n    A m e r i c a:
an index for Christian labour organizing

Portuguese-speaking

Brasil

Capital: Brasilia
Inhabitants:
Portuguese speakers:

see also Portugal (Portugal is a European state)

Capital:  Lisbão
Inhabitants:
Portuguese speakers:


Spanish-speaking


Argentine

Capital: Buenos Aires 
Inhabitants: 39.921.836 
Spanish speakers: 39.000.000

Bolivia
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Bolivia 
Capital: Sucre 
Inhabitants: 9.119.152 
Spanish speakers: 8.700.000



Chile

Chile 
Capital: Santiago de Chile 
Inhabitants: 16.598.074 
Spanish speakers: 13.400.000

Colombia

Colombia 
Capital: Bogotá 
Inhabitants: 44.050.000 
Spanish speakers: 42.300.000

Costa Rica (Central America)

Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Inhabitants: 4.133.880
Spanish speakers: 4.000.000


Cuba (Island)

Cuba
Capital: Havana
Inhabitants: 11.382.820
Spanish speakers: 11.350.000


Dominican Republic (Island shared with francophone Haiti)

Dominican Republic
Capital: Sto. Domingo
Inhabitants: 9.183.984
Spanish speakers: 8.900.000


Ecuador 

Capital: Quito 

Inhabitants: 13.810.000 
Spanish speakers: 13.200.000


El Salvador  (Central America)

Capital: San Salvador 

Inhabitants: 6.948.073 

Spanish speakers: 6.700.000

Equatorial Guinea (Central America)

Capital: Malabo 
Inhabitants: 535.881 
Spanish speakers: 440.000



Guatemala (Central America)


Capital: Guatemala 
Inhabitants: 13.000.000 
Spanish speakers: 9.000.000


Honduras (Central America)

Capital: Tegucigalpa 
Inhabitants: 7.483.763 
Spanish speakers: 7.000.000


Nicaragua

Capital: Managua 
Inhabitants: 5.603.000 
Spanish speakers: 5.400.000



Mexico

See: Mexico is one of the three North American states and is a member of the trade agreement between all three of them, NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement to which the signatories along with Mexico are the USA and Canada.

Capital: México Distrito Federal 
Inhabitants: 108.700.891 
Spanish speakers: 101.000.000



Panama

Capital: Panama 
Inhabitants: 3.320.000 
Spanish speakers: 3.200.000

Paraguay 

Capital: Asunción 
Inhabitants: 6.158.000 
Spanish speakers: 6.000.000

Peru 

Capital: Lima 
Inhabitants: 28.674.757 
Spanish speakers: 26.000.000


Puerto Rico (Island, affiliated to USA)

Capital: San Juan 
Inhabitants: 3.946.600 
Spanish speakers: 3.900.000


Uruguay 

Capital: Montevideo 

Inhabitants: 3.396.000 
Spanish speakers: 3.350.000


Venezuela

Capital: Caracas 
Inhabitants: 27.730.469 
Spanish speakers: 26.000.000

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Spain (Spain is a European state)

Capital: Madrid 
Inhabitants: 42.700.000 
Spanish speakers: 35.000.000