Anglo-America

Anglo-America
Area 19,418,198.6 km2 (7,497,408.4 sq mi)
Population 354,830,825
Pop. density 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)
Demonym Anglo-American[1]
Countries
Dependencies
Languages
Time zones UTC-4 to UTC-10
Largest 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 a main language, and where British culture and the British Empire has had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic and cultural impact.[2] Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese and French) are prevalent.[2]

Geographic region

The term Anglo-America frequently refers specifically to the United States and Canada, by far the two most populous English-speaking countries in North America.[3] Other areas composing the Anglophone Caribbean include territories of the former British West Indies, Belize, Bermuda, and Guyana.

Two notable territories with substantial non-Anglophone majorities are nonetheless often included in Anglo-America for linguistical reasons. In Canada, the francophone province of Quebec, Acadia in New Brunswick and a part of Cochrane District[4] are sometimes considered part of Anglo-America for cultural, economic, geographical, historical, and political reasons. Similarly, Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico is considered part of Anglo-America because of its status as an unincorporated territory of the United States.[5] Conversely, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and Saba are 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[6]
Country Population Land area Pop. density
 Anguilla 14,764 91 km2 (35 sq mi) 162.2/km2 (420/sq mi)
 Antigua and Barbuda 86,754 442.6 km2 (170.9 sq mi) 196.0/km2 (508/sq mi)
 Bahamas 310,426 10,010 km2 (3,860 sq mi) 31.0/km2 (80/sq mi)
 Barbados 285,653 430 km2 (170 sq mi) 664.3/km2 (1,721/sq mi)
 Belize 314,522 22,806 km2 (8,805 sq mi) 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi)
 Bermuda 68,268 54 km2 (21 sq mi) 1,264.2/km2 (3,274/sq mi)
 British Virgin Islands 24,939 151 km2 (58 sq mi) 165.2/km2 (428/sq mi)
 Canada 34,255,000 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
 Cayman Islands 50,209 264 km2 (102 sq mi) 198.2/km2 (513/sq mi)
 Dominica 72,813 751 km2 (290 sq mi) 97.0/km2 (251/sq mi)
 Falkland Islands 3,140 12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
 Grenada 107,818 344 km2 (133 sq mi) 313.4/km2 (812/sq mi)
 Guyana 748,486 196,849 km2 (76,004 sq mi) 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
 Jamaica 2,847,232 10,831 km2 (4,182 sq mi) 262.9/km2 (681/sq mi)
 Montserrat 5,118 102 km2 (39 sq mi) 50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
 Puerto Rico 3,725,789 9,104 km2 (3,515 sq mi) 409.2/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898 261 km2 (101 sq mi) 191.2/km2 (495/sq mi)
 Saint Lucia 160,922 606 km2 (234 sq mi) 265.5/km2 (688/sq mi)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,217 389 km2 (150 sq mi) 267.9/km2 (694/sq mi)
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,691 5,128 km2 (1,980 sq mi) 239.6/km2 (621/sq mi)
 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,528 430 km2 (170 sq mi) 104/km2 (270/sq mi)
 United States 310,232,863 9,161,966 km2 (3,537,455 sq mi) 33.9/km2 (88/sq mi)
 United States Virgin Islands 109,775 346 km2 (134 sq mi) 317.3/km2 (822/sq mi)
Total 354,830,825 19,418,198.6 km2 (7,497,408.4 sq mi) 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)

Anglo-American

The adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways:

Anglo-American ethnic group

Anglo American
Total population

(215.6 million (196.8 million Non-Hispanic Whites[7] and

17.8 million (English Canadians)[8]))
Regions with significant populations
Throughout the United States and Canada
Languages
English

As a noun, Anglo-American is a rare term occasionally used to refer to an English American and/or an English Canadian.

Anglo, on the other hand, typically refers to an English-speaking American in distinction to Spanish speakers, especially in the Southwestern states and in Mexico.[9][10] This usage originated in the discussion of the history of English-speaking people of the United States and the Spanish-speaking people residing in the western United States during the Mexican–American War.

Anglo-American, Anglophone American, Anglic, Anglo

While the term Anglo-American used in regard to ethnicity is frequently used only to refer to people of Caucasian ancestry, it (along with terms like Anglo, Anglic, Anglophone, and Anglophonic) can also be used to denote all English-speaking people and their descendants in the New World, regardless of prior ethnic background, much like Hispanic refers to people of any race. Therefore, a person, for example, of Chinese descent who adopts the American or Canadian culture would have English-speaking "Anglo-American", "Anglic", "Anglophone", "Anglo", or "Anglophonic" children (in contrast to Spanish-speaking Chinese descent people living in Hispanic America, who would be "Hispanic"). Thus, Anglo-American, Anglic-American, Anglophone-American, Anglo, or Anglophonic-American can refer to all those whose families who, regardless of race, have become mainstream English-speaking people in the United States, English Canada, English-speaking areas of the Caribbean, Belize, and Guyana, including African Americans.

Ethnic distribution, in 2010[6]
Country Population Amerindians Asians Blacks Hispanic/
Latino		 Multi-ethnic/
dougla/
mulatto		 Caucasians Other
 Anguilla 14,764 – – 90.1% – 04.6% 03.7% 01.5%
 Antigua and Barbuda 86,754 – – 91% – 04.4% 01.7% 02.9%
 Bahamas 310,426 – – 85% – – 12% 03%
 Barbados 285,653 – 01% 93% – 02.6% 03.2% 0.2%
 Belize 314,522 10.6% – 24.9% 46% – 09.7%
 Bermuda 68,268 – – 54.8% – 06.4% 34.1% 04.7%
 British Virgin Islands 24,939 – – 82% 5% – 06.8% 11.2%
 Canada[11] 33,759,742 3.8% 10.8% 2.01% 0.97% 0.3% 83.78% 0.6%
 Cayman Islands 50,209 – – 20% – 40% 20% 20%
 Dominica 72,813 02.9% – 86.8% – 08.9% 0.8% 0.7%
 Falkland Islands 3,140 – – – 5% – – –
 Grenada 107,818 – – 82% – 18% – –
 Guyana 748,486 09.1% 43.5% 30.2% – 16.7% – 0.5%
 Jamaica 2,847,232 – – 91.2% – 06.2% – 02.6%
 Montserrat 5,118 – – N/A – – N/A N/A
 Puerto Rico 3,725,789 0.5% 0.2% 12.4% 98.5% 11.9% 75.8% 03.1%
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898 – – N/A – – N/A –
 Saint Lucia 160,922 – 02.4% 82.5% – 11.9% N/A 03.1%
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,217 02% 06% 66% – 19% 04% 03%
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,691 – 40% 37.5% – 20.5% – 02%
 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,528 – – 90% – – – 10%
 United States 310,232,863 0.97% 04.8% 12.6% 16.3% 2.9% 72.4% 6.1%
 United States Virgin Islands 109,775 – 01.1% 76.2% 22.3% 03.5% 13.1% 06.1%
Total – – – – – – – –

Immigration

People from other parts of the world have immigrated to Anglo-America to have a better quality of life, find better employment, and escape 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, in 2009[6]
Country GDP (PPP)
Billions USD		 GDP Per Capita
USD		 Gini[12] HDI rank
 Anguilla $0.2 billion 12,200 – –
 Antigua and Barbuda $1.55 billion 18,100 –
 Bahamas $9.09 billion 29,800 –
 Barbados $5.20 billion 18,500 –
 Belize $2.49 billion 08,100 –
 Bermuda $4.50 billion 69,900 – –
 British Virgin Islands $0.9 billion 38,500 – –
 Canada $1,300.0 billion 38,400 32.1
 Cayman Islands $2.25 billion 43,800 – –
 Dominica $0.74 billion 10,200 –
 Falkland Islands $0.12 billion 35,400 – –
 Grenada $1.16 billion 10,800 –
 Guyana $2.84 billion 03,800 43.2
 Jamaica $23.24 billion 08,200 45.5
 Montserrat $0.30 billion 03,400 – –
 Puerto Rico $88.00 billion 17,100 – –
 Saint Kitts and Nevis $0.75 billion 15,200 –
 Saint Lucia $1.75 billion 10,900 –
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $1.55 billion 18,100 –
 Trinidad and Tobago $28.41 billion 23,100 –
 Turks and Caicos Islands $0.22 billion 11,500 – –
 United States $14,260.0 billion 46,400 45.0
 United States Virgin Islands $1.577 billion 14,500 – –
Total – – – –

See also

Anglosphere:

Languages:

Lists:

References

Notes
  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. 1 2 "Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-85229-511-1.
  3. ↑ "North America" The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2001-5. New York: Columbia University Press.
  4. ↑ mutur zikin. "Carte linguistique du Canada / Linguistic map of Canada". muturzikin.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "2005–2009 Population and Housing Narrative Profile for Puerto Rico". U.S. Census Narrative Profile. U.S. Census. 2005–2009. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 CIA world factbook 2010
  7. ↑ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (White alone, not Hispanic or Latino)". 2009 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Language Highlight Tables, 2006 Census". 2.statcan.ca. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  9. ↑ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.:1994--Merriam-Webster See original definition (definition #1) of Anglo in English: It is defined as a synonym for Anglo-American--Page 86
  10. ↑ "Anglo - Definitions from Dictionary.com; American Heritage Dictionary". Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29. Usage Note: In contemporary American usage, Anglo is used primarily in direct contrast to Hispanic or Latino. In this context it is not limited to persons of English or even British descent, but can be generally applied to any non-Hispanic white person, making mother tongue (in this case English) the primary factor. Thus in parts of the United States such as the Southwest United States with large Hispanic populations, an American of Polish, Irish, or German heritage might be termed an Anglo just as readily as a person of English descent. However, in parts of the country where the Hispanic community is smaller or nonexistent, or in areas where ethnic distinctions among European groups remain strong, Anglo has little currency as a catch-all term for non-Hispanic whites. Anglo is also used in non-Hispanic contexts. In Canada, where its usage dates at least to 1800, the distinction is between persons of English and French descent. And in American historical contexts Anglo is apt to be used more strictly to refer to persons of English heritage, as in this passage describing the politics of nation-building in pre-Revolutionary America: "The 'unity' of the American people derived ... from the ability and willingness of an Anglo elite to stamp its image on other peoples coming to this country" (Benjamin Schwarz).
  11. ↑ Recensement2006.ca
  12. ↑ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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