Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact."Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. . This includes the United States, most of Canada, and some Caribbean countries. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, and French) are prevalent. The adjective is commonly used, for instance, in the phrase "Anglo-American law", a concept roughly coterminous with common law.
Geographic region While Canada is one of the two principal Anglo-American countries, the province of Quebec and the region of Inuit Nunangat both have non-English speaking majorities, and for this reason they are excluded from Anglo-America. Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and Saba are also 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 2010CIA world factbook 2010 Country Population Land area Pop. density Anguilla (United Kingdom) 14,764 86,754 310,426 285,653 314,522 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 68,268 British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 24,939 (exc. Quebec and Inuit Nunangat) 31,164,858 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 50,209 72,813 107,818 748,486 2,847,232 49,898 160,922 104,217 1,228,691 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 23,528 310,232,863 United States Virgin Islands (United States) 109,775
Ethnic groups
+ Ethnic distribution Country Blacks Mulattoes Asians Hispanics Whites Anguilla (United Kingdom) 90% 5% – – 5% 91% 5% – – 4% 96% – – – 4% 96% – 1% – 3% 25% – 15% 55% 5% Bermuda (United Kingdom) 61% – 4% – 31% British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 81% 7% – 5% 7% 5% – 20% 3% 70% Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 40% 41% – – 19% 88% 11% – – 1% 82% 18% – – – 31% 22% 42% – 5% 92% 7% 1% – – 92% 5% 1% – 2% 87% 11% 2% – – 69% 21% 6% – 4% 37% 24% 38% – 1% Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 92% – – – 8% 15% – 5% 20% 60% United States Virgin Islands (United States) 73% 7% 1% 18% 1%
Economy
People from other parts of the world have immigrated to Anglo-America in search of a better quality of life, better employment, and an escape from 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 Country GDP (PPP)in billions (USD) Per capita PPP(USD) Year Anguilla (United Kingdom) 0.31 billion 29,493 2014 2.375 billion 25,336 2022 16.554 billion 40,378 2022 5.023 billion 17,837 2022 4.640 billion 11,450 2022 Bermuda (United Kingdom) 6.088 billion 95,837 2022 British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 0.5 billion 34,200 2017 2,273.4 billion 58,399 2022 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 5.217 billion 76,850 2022 0.98 billion 13,573 2022 2.13 billion 16,987 2022 32.868 billion 40,641 2022 33.424 billion 11,821 2022 1.622 billion 34,051 2022 3.193 billion 17,756 2022 1.788 billion 17,206 2022 42.529 billion 27,778 2022 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 1.047 billion 22,914 2022 25,462.7 billion 76,398 2022 United States Virgin Islands (United States) 4.068 billion 38,136 2019
See also
General Anglo English Americans Americas (terminology) Americas North American English North America Northern America Central America South American English South America Caribbean English Caribbean Anglophone Caribbean Commonwealth Caribbean British America British diaspora in Africa British North America White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Anglosphere Anglosphere English-speaking world Languages French America Spanish America Hispanic America Ibero-America Latin America Portuguese America
Lists List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) List of North American countries by GDP per capita List of North American countries by GDP (PPP) List of South American countries by GDP per capita List of South American countries by GDP (PPP)
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