Anglo-America

Anglo-America
Area 19,418,198.6 km2 (7,497,408.4 sq mi)
Population 354,830,825
Population density 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)
Demonym Anglo-American[1]
Countries
Dependencies
Languages
Time zones UTC−03:30 to UTC-10
Largest cities List of cities in North America, Cities in Guyana

Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is a main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic and cultural impact.[2] Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese and French) are prevalent.[2]

Geographic region

The term Anglo-America frequently refers specifically to the United States and Canada, by far the two most populous English-speaking countries in North America.[3] Other areas composing the Anglophone Caribbean include territories of the former British West Indies, Belize, Bermuda, and Guyana.

Two notable territories with substantial non-Anglophone majorities are nonetheless often included in Anglo-America for linguistical reasons. In Canada, the francophone province of Quebec, Acadia in New Brunswick and a part of Cochrane District[4] are sometimes considered part of Anglo-America for cultural, economic, geographical, historical, and political reasons. Similarly, Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico is considered part of Anglo-America because of its status as an unincorporated territory of the United States.[5] Conversely, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and Saba are not typically included in Anglo-America, despite their English-speaking majorities, because they are constituent countries or public bodies that form part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Population sizes, in 2010[6]
Country Population Land area Pop. density
Anguilla Anguilla (United Kingdom) 14,76491 km2 (35 sq mi)162.2/km2 (420/sq mi)
 Antigua and Barbuda 86,754442.6 km2 (170.9 sq mi)196.0/km2 (508/sq mi)
 Bahamas 310,42610,010 km2 (3,860 sq mi)31.0/km2 (80/sq mi)
 Barbados 285,653430 km2 (170 sq mi)664.3/km2 (1,721/sq mi)
 Belize 314,52222,806 km2 (8,805 sq mi)13.9/km2 (36/sq mi)
Bermuda Bermuda (United Kingdom) 68,26854 km2 (21 sq mi)1,264.2/km2 (3,274/sq mi)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 24,939151 km2 (58 sq mi)165.2/km2 (428/sq mi)
 Canada 34,255,0009,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi)3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 50,209264 km2 (102 sq mi)198.2/km2 (513/sq mi)
 Dominica 72,813751 km2 (290 sq mi)97.0/km2 (251/sq mi)
Falkland Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 3,14012,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi)0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
 Grenada 107,818344 km2 (133 sq mi)313.4/km2 (812/sq mi)
 Guyana 748,486196,849 km2 (76,004 sq mi)3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
 Jamaica 2,847,23210,831 km2 (4,182 sq mi)262.9/km2 (681/sq mi)
Montserrat Montserrat (United Kingdom) 5,118102 km2 (39 sq mi)50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (United States) 3,725,7899,104 km2 (3,515 sq mi)409.2/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898261 km2 (101 sq mi)191.2/km2 (495/sq mi)
 Saint Lucia 160,922606 km2 (234 sq mi)265.5/km2 (688/sq mi)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,217389 km2 (150 sq mi)267.9/km2 (694/sq mi)
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,6915,128 km2 (1,980 sq mi)239.6/km2 (621/sq mi)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 23,528430 km2 (170 sq mi)104/km2 (270/sq mi)
 United States 310,232,8639,161,966 km2 (3,537,455 sq mi)33.9/km2 (88/sq mi)
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (United States) 109,775346 km2 (134 sq mi)317.3/km2 (822/sq mi)
Total 354,830,82519,418,198.6 km2 (7,497,408.4 sq mi)18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic distribution, in 2010[6]
Country Population Amerindians Asians Blacks Hispanic/
Latino
Multi-ethnic/
dougla/
mulatto
Melungeon
Pardo
Mestizo
Métis
Caucasians Other
Anguilla Anguilla (United Kingdom) 14,76490.1%04.6%03.7%01.5%
 Antigua and Barbuda 86,75491%04.4%01.7%02.9%
 Bahamas 310,42685%12%03%
 Barbados 285,65301%93%02.6%03.2%0.2%
 Belize 314,52210.6%24.9%46%09.7%
Bermuda Bermuda (United Kingdom) 68,26854.8%06.4%34.1%04.7%
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 24,93982%5%06.8%11.2%
 Canada[7] 33,759,7423.8%10.8%2.01%0.97%0.3%83.78%0.6%
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 50,20920%40%20%20%
 Dominica 72,81302.9%86.8%08.9%0.8%0.7%
Falkland Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 3,1405%
 Grenada 107,81882%18%
 Guyana 748,48609.1%43.5%30.2%16.7%0.5%
 Jamaica 2,847,23291.2%06.2%02.6%
Montserrat Montserrat (United Kingdom) 5,118N/AN/AN/A
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (United States) 3,725,7890.5%0.2%12.4%98.5%11.9%75.8%03.1%
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898N/AN/A
 Saint Lucia 160,92202.4%82.5%11.9%N/A03.1%
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,21702%06%66%19%04%03%
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,69140%37.5%20.5%02%
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 23,52890%10%
 United States 310,232,8630.97%04.8%12.6%16.3%2.9%72.4%6.1%
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (United States) 109,77501.1%76.2%22.3%03.5%13.1%06.1%
Total

Economy

People from other parts of the world have immigrated to Anglo-America to have a better quality of life, find better employment, and escape famine, poverty, violence and conflict. People from many different ethnic origins in Latin America and more remote places all over the world including the less English-dominant parts of Oceania, continental Europe, Asia and Africa all live in Anglo-America contemporarily.

Standard of living, in 2009[6]
Country GDP (PPP)
Billions USD
GDP Per Capita
USD
Gini[8] HDI rank
Anguilla Anguilla (United Kingdom) $0.2 billion12,200
 Antigua and Barbuda $1.55 billion18,100
 Bahamas $9.09 billion29,800
 Barbados $5.20 billion18,500
 Belize $2.49 billion08,100
Bermuda Bermuda (United Kingdom) $4.50 billion69,900
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) $0.9 billion38,500
 Canada $1,300.0 billion38,40032.1
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) $2.25 billion43,800
 Dominica $0.74 billion10,200
Falkland Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) $0.12 billion35,400
 Grenada $1.16 billion10,800
 Guyana $2.84 billion03,80043.2
 Jamaica $23.24 billion08,20045.5
Montserrat Montserrat (United Kingdom) $0.30 billion03,400
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (United States) $88.00 billion17,100
 Saint Kitts and Nevis $0.75 billion15,200
 Saint Lucia $1.75 billion10,900
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $1.55 billion18,100
 Trinidad and Tobago $28.41 billion23,100
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) $0.22 billion11,500
 United States $14,260.0 billion46,40045.0
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands (United States) $1.577 billion14,500
Total

See also

References

Notes
  1. This usage refers to those who reside within the geographical area of Anglo-America as opposed to those who are members of the Anglo-American ethnic group.
  2. 1 2 "Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-85229-511-1.
  3. "North America" The Columbia Encyclopedia Archived February 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., 6th ed. 2001-5. New York: Columbia University Press.
  4. mutur zikin. "Carte linguistique du Canada / Linguistic map of Canada". muturzikin.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. "2005–2009 Population and Housing Narrative Profile for Puerto Rico". U.S. Census Narrative Profile. U.S. Census. 2005–2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 CIA world factbook 2010
  7. Recensement2006.ca
  8. "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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