Country classifications

region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken

geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only

countries with an originally European shared culture

collective term for the Americas and Oceania

collectively Africa, Asia and Europe

Denotes a wide socio-cultural region comprising parts of West Asia, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia, all of which have been affected, to some degree, by the Iranian peoples and the Iranian languages

international organization

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countries in the Americas with predominantly Spanish-speaking populations

countries allied with the United States and NATO during the Cold War

Ibero-America (, ) or Iberian America is generally considered to be the region in the Americas comprising countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (usually former territories of Spain or Portugal). Spain and Portugal are themselves sometimes included in some Ibero-American diplomatic circles, such as the Ibero-American Summit and the Organization of Ibero-American States. The Organization of Ibero-American States also includes Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa, but not the Portuguese-speaking African countries. The Latin Recording Acade

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China plus places with cultural/commercial ties: PRC + Taiwan, sometimes Singapore

countries and regions where English is used

countries with an originally Asian shared culture

historical extent of the culture of India beyond the Indian subcontinent

Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations

political concept during the Cold War

entholinguistic group of people and organizations around the world who speak Portuguese as a native language or use it as a lingua franca

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