Anglo-America Explained

Anglo-America
Area:20960254.6km2(area includes Quebec and Inuit Nunangat)
Population:363,526,484 (population includes Quebec and Inuit Nunangat)
Density:18.3/km2
Demonym:Anglo-American[1]
Languages:English
Time: to UTC-10
Cities:List of cities in North America, cities in Guyana

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. 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.

Population sizes, in 2010[5]
CountryPopulationLand areaPop. density
Anguilla (United Kingdom)14,764 91km2 162.2PD/sqkm
86,754 442.6km2 196PD/sqkm
Bahamas310,426 10010km2 31PD/sqkm
Barbados285,653 430km2 664.3PD/sqkm
Belize314,522 22806km213.9PD/sqkm
Bermuda (United Kingdom)68,268 54km2 1264.2PD/sqkm
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)24,939 151km2 165.2PD/sqkm
Canada (exc. Quebec and Inuit Nunangat)31,164,858 5243788km2 5.9PD/sqkm
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)50,209 264km2 198.2PD/sqkm
72,813 751km2 97PD/sqkm
Grenada107,818 344km2 313.4PD/sqkm
Guyana748,486 196849km2 3.8PD/sqkm
Jamaica2,847,232 10831km2 262.9PD/sqkm
Saint Kitts and Nevis49,898 261km2 191.2PD/sqkm
Saint Lucia160,922 606km2 265.5PD/sqkm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines104,217 389km2 267.9PD/sqkm
Trinidad and Tobago1,228,691 5128km2 239.6PD/sqkm
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)23,528 430km2 104PD/sqkm
United States310,232,863 9161966km2 33.9PD/sqkm
United States Virgin Islands (United States)109,775 346km2 317.3PD/sqkm

Ethnic groups

Ethnic distribution
CountryBlacksAsiansHispanicsWhites
Anguilla (United Kingdom)90% 5%  -  - 3.7% 5%
Antigua and Barbuda91% 5%  -  - 2% 4%
Bahamas96%  -  -  - 2% 4%
Barbados96%  - 1%  - 3% 3%
Belize25%  - 15% 55% 5%
Bermuda (United Kingdom)61%  - 4%  - 34.1% 31%
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)81% 7% - 5% 7%
Canada[6] 5%  - 20% 5% 70%
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)40% 41%  -  - 19%
Dominica88% 11%  -  - 1%
Grenada82% 18%  -  -  -
Guyana31% 22% 42%  - 5%
Jamaica92% 7% 1%  -  -
Saint Kitts and Nevis92% 5%1% - 2%
Saint Lucia87% 11% 2%  -  -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69% 21% 6%  - 4%
Trinidad and Tobago37% 24% 38%  - 1%
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)92%  -  -  - 8%
United States15%  - 5% 20% 60%
United States Virgin Islands (United States)73% 7% 1% 18% 1%

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.

Standard of living[7]
CountryGDP (PPP)
in billions (USD)
Per capita PPP
(USD)
Year
Anguilla (United Kingdom)0.31 billion 29,493 2014
Antigua and Barbuda2.375 billion 25,336 2022
Bahamas16.554 billion 40,378 2022
Barbados5.023 billion 17,837 2022
Belize4.640 billion 11,450 2022
Bermuda (United Kingdom)6.088 billion 95,837 2022
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)0.5 billion 34,200 2017
Canada2,273.4 billion 58,399 2022
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)5.217 billion 76,850 2022
Dominica0.98 billion 13,573 2022
Grenada2.13 billion 16,987 2022
Guyana32.868 billion 40,641 2022
Jamaica33.424 billion 11,821 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis1.622 billion 34,051 2022
Saint Lucia3.193 billion 17,756 2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.788 billion 17,206 2022
Trinidad and Tobago42.529 billion 27,778 2022
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)1.047 billion 22,914 2022
United States25,462.7 billion 76,398 2022
United States Virgin Islands (United States)4.068 billion 38,136 2019

See also

General

Anglosphere

Languages

Lists

Notes and 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. .
  3. Web site: Common Law . Encyclopedia Britannica . 29 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Anglo-American Law . Maryland Courts: Thurgood Marshall State Law Library . 29 December 2021.
  5. CIA world factbook 2010
  6. Web site: Programme du recensement. Statistique Canada. Gouvernement du Canada. January 15, 2001. www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). The World Bank Group. November 26, 2023.