I. UN Standard · Broad Definition of Latin America and the Caribbean

1. Mexico (Core Latin-speaking country in North America, gateway to Central America)

2. Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (7 Central American Isthmus Countries)

3. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda (13 Caribbean Island Countries)

4. Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname (12 South American Continental Countries)

II. Narrow Definition of Latin America (Simplest 26-Country List, Commonly Used in Universities, Excluding Caribbean Micro-States)

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Bahamas, Barbados

III. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) – Official Regional Cooperation Organization, 33 Full Member States

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela