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Latin American politics and society  

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  • Latin America is composed of those twenty-one republics of the New World formed from the Spanish and Portuguese empires. Often former British, French, and Dutch colonies in or bordering on the Caribbean are included in the definition, although by culture and historical experience they are distinct. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Latin American Politics and Society]

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