Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant. The term originated in 19th century France as "Amérique latine" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed. It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana. 

Latin America consists of nineteen sovereign states and several territories and dependencies which cover an area that stretches from the northern border of Mexico to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean. It has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km (7,412,000 sq mi), almost 13% of the Earth's land surface area. As of , its population was estimated at more than floor(/1e6) million and in 2014, Latin America had a combined nominal GDP of 5,573,397 million USD and a GDP PPP of 7,531,585 million USD. 

The term "Latin America" was first used in an 1856 conference with the title "Initiative of the America. Idea for a Federal Congress of Republics" (Iniciativa de la América. Idea de un Congreso Federal de las Repúblicas), by the Chilean politician Francisco Bilbao. In such conference, he called for the creation of a confederation of Latin American republics to better search for their common defense and prosperity, without political or economic barriers between them. In the same work, he also detailed the principles under which such a confederation should work. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What languages are mostly spoken in Latin America?
2. What are the most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?
3. What are Latin America's dominant languages?
Q2:
1. What region does the article discuss?
2. What area is covered in the article?
3. What world area does the article focus on?
Q3:
1. When did the term Latin America first appear?
2. When was the term Latin America first used?
3. When did the area first get called Latin America?
Q4:
1. Where does the term Latin America originate from?
2. What country first used the term Latin America?
3. In what country was the term Latin America first generated?
Q5:
1. What is the French term for Latin America?
2. What do the French call Latin America?
3. How do you say Latin America in French?
Q6:
1. How many square miles is Latin America?
2. What is the number of square miles that make up Latin America?
3. How many square miles is the area of Latin America?
Q7:
1. How much of the planet does Latin America cover?
2. What portion of the globe is covered by Latin America?
3. Across how much of the world does Latin America expand?
Q8:
1. What year did the term Latin America first appear in?
2. In what year was the term Latin America first used?
3. What was the year when the area was first called Latin America?
Q9:
1. What sort of space does the term Latin America originate from?
2. What was context for the first use of the term Latin America?
3. In what context was the term Latin America first generated?
Q10:
1. At what conference was the term Latin America first used?
2. What was the name of the conference where the term Latin America was generated?
3. During what conference did someone come up with the word Latin America?
Q11:
1. Who coined the phrase Latin America?
2. Who is the term Latin America attributed to?
3. Who is credited with coming up with the term Latin America?
Q12:
1. Where was Francisco Bilbao from?
2. What was Francisco Bilbao's country of origin?
3. What country did Francisco Bilbao come from?
Q13:
1. What was Francisco Bilbao's occupation?
2. How was Francisco Bilbao' employed?
3. What did Francisco Bilbao in Chile?
Q14:
1. What did Francisco Bilbao do at the conference?
2. What call did Francisco Bilbao make at the conference?
3. What action did Francisco Bilbao at the conference?
Q15:
1. Why did Francisco Bilbao call for a confederation of Latin American republics?
2. What did Francisco Bilbao think would be the utility of Latin American republics joining forces?
3. What was the reason for Francisco Bilbao's call to a confederation of Latin American nations?
