Spain and Portugal ruled most of Latin America, although Native Americans lived there before then.
The largest country in Latin America is Brazil, both in terms of land area and population.
St. Barthelemy is by estimation the smallest country in Latin America. It is a volcanic island north of Puerto Rico.
Latin America has a land area of some 21,069,501 square kilometers (8,138,458 sq mi), while the United States has an area of 9,826,675 square kilometers (3,794,101 sq mi). Roughly, all Latin America combined is slightly more than twice the size of the United States.
Brazil is such country. It has an area almost the size of the whole United States.
Brazil is the largest country, both in terms of population and land area, within Latin America. Its population is 204.26 million (2016) and its area is 8.5 million square kilometers (3.28 sq mi), slightly smaller than the U.S.
Latin America - 8,134,979.82 sq miles.
Latin America actually includes the Caribbean; and Central, North and South America. North America is included, because that's where Mexico is. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America. There are islands in the Caribbean where Portuguese is spoken, such as Curacao and Dominica.
The Amazon rainforest.
Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,501 km2 (7,880,000 sq. mi.)
The smallest Latin American country is El Salvador, with an area of 21 040 km2 or 8124 miles2. Also, the second smallest Latin American country of Belize has an area of 22 996 km2 or 8867 miles2. In contrast, Massachusetts has an area of 27 336 km2 or 10 555 miles2. Therefore, El Salvador and Belize are smaller than Massachusetts. The third smallest country in Latin America, Costa Rica, has an area of 51 100 km2, or 19 653 miles2. This is almost double the area of Massachusetts.
Both regions are located on the northern portion of Latin America, bordering the United States.
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