Anglo-America

Region in the Americas in which English is a main language

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.^[2] 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.^[2] The adjective is commonly used, for instance, in the phrase "Anglo-American law", a concept roughly coterminous with Common Law.^[3][4]

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.

Ethnic groups

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.

See also

• Geography portal
• North America portal
• Central America portal
• South America portal
• Canada portal
• United States portal
• Belize portal
• Caribbean portal
• Guyana portal

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 (nominal)
• List of South American countries by GDP per capita
• List of South American countries by GDP (PPP)

References

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. "Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-85229-511-1.
3. "Common Law". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
4. "Anglo-American Law". Maryland Courts: Thurgood Marshall State Law Library. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
5. CIA world factbook 2010
6. Gouvernement du Canada, Statistique Canada (January 15, 2001). "Programme du recensement". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
7. The World Bank Group. "GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)". Retrieved November 26, 2023.