The third region is the coastal plains. The Galapagos Islands to the west of the mainland, are also controlled by Ecuador. These are the islands that Charles Darwin traveled to in the 19 th century. His observations there helped him come up with his Theory of Evolution. Today, Ecuador is a country of nearly 18 million people, of which nearly two thirds live in cities.
Guyana is located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. The two largest ethnic groups are the Indo-Guyanese, who are of Indian descent, and the Afro-Guyanese, who are of African descent. Like Bolivia, Paraguay is also a landlocked country. Its population is approximately 7 million, most of which is urban. The Paraguayan economy is still very much underdeveloped.
Agriculture is the largest sector of the economy. Paraguay is also rich in hydro-electric power. Peru is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the northern half of the continent.
Generally, the country consists of three geographic regions, including the Andes Mountains, the coast, and Amazon Rainforest region.
Peru has a population of over 33 million, most of whom live in cities. Spanish is the most widely-spoken language in the country, however, two indigenous languages, Quechua and Aymara, also have many speakers.
Quechua was the language of the pre-Colombian Inca civilization, whose heartland was in Peru. Various Inca sites, such as Machu Picchu are located in the country. People of East Indian descent make up about a third of the population, while Creoles, who are of mixed European and African descent, make up another third. The remaining population are of mostly Indonesian or African descent. It is sandwiched between Brazil to the north and Argentina to the west.
The country has a population of roughly 3. As such, the ratio of people to the land is about per square mile, which is the same as the country's population density. The capital city is San Jose, which also happens to be a very populated place to live. The island country is located in the Caribbean Sea, though it is still considered a Latin American country.
The Dominican Republic is almost like a conjoined twin with the island of Haiti. Together, Haiti and the DR comprise the island of Hispaniola. Another country called Saint Martin is in a similar position as Hispaniola, for it is a landmass split between two separate states. Here's a fun fact about the Dominican Republic for you. After Cuba, the Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's second-largest island country.
The total area of the DR comes to approximately 18, square miles. However, it can be tricky to say that this is an exact measurement of the Dominican Republic's total area. This is due to the nature of islands and the unavoidable fact that the ever-changing tides make it difficult to determine a country's area without error.
Puerto Rico is an island country in Latin America. Technically speaking, Puerto Rico's borders in every cardinal direction are shared with water. With over 3. The Latin American nation has a total area amounting to 3, square miles, and there are just about 1, people for each square mile in Puerto Rico.
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