Argentina

Official Name: Argentine Republic

Population: Approx. 41 million

Fun Fact: The capital of Argentina Buenos Aires translates to the ‘good airs’ or ‘fair winds’.

Barbados

Official Name: Barbados

Population: Approx. 268,300

Fun Fact: Barbados is the only coral island in the Caribbean region with all white sand beaches.

Belize

Official Name: Belize

Population: Approx. 340,000

Fun Fact: Belize has more than 900 Mayan ruins scattered throughout the country.

Bolivia

Official Name: Plurinational State of Bolivia

Population: Approx. 10,560,00

Fun Fact: There is a real salt hotel called Palacio de Sal (Palace of Salt) in Bolivia.

Brazil

Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil

Population: Approx. 202,768,562

Fun Fact: Brazil is the largest country in South America.

Cayman Islands

Official Name: Cayman Islands

Population: Approx. 59,000

Fun Fact: The stunning Silver Thatch Palm is the national tree.

Chile

Official Name: Republic of Chile

Population: Approx. 17.2 million

Fun Fact: Chile is a world-class wine destination and the ninth largest producer of wine.

Colombia

Official Name: Republic of Colombia

Population: Approx. 48,000,000

Fun Fact: Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world and most biodiverse country in birdlife.

Costa Rica

Official Name: Republic of Costa Rica

Population: Approx. 48,000,000

Fun Fact: They have a sanctuary that protects millions of turtles.

Dominican Republic

Official Name: Dominican Republic

Population: Approx. 10,000,000

Fun Fact: The national drink of the Dominican Republic is coffee.

Ecuador

Official Name: Republic of Ecuador

Population: Approx. 16.19 million

Fun Fact: Was the first country in the world to recognize Rights of Nature in its constitution.

El Salvador

Official Name: Republic of El Salvador

Population: Approx. 6.3 million

Fun Fact: It is the smallest country in Central America.

Guatemala

Official Name: Republic of Guatemala

Population: Approx. 15,800,000

Fun Fact: It has 37 volcanoes throughout the country, three of them being in constant activity–Pacaya, Fuego and Santiaguito.

Guyana

Official Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Population: Approx. 786,559

Fun Fact: The only country in South America were English is the official language.

Haiti

Official Name: Republic of Haiti

Population: Approx. 10,000,000

Fun Fact: Voodoo is an officially recognized religion in Haiti.

Honduras

Official Name: Republic of Honduras

Population: Approx. 8,000,000

Fun Fact: Honduras owns one of the oldest clocks in the world, found at the Comayagua Cathedral.

Jamaica

Official Name: Jamaica

Population: Approx 2.8 million

Fun Fact: The Island sits on top of a large underwater mountain.

Mexico

Official Name: United Mexican States

Population: Approx. 120 million

Fun Fact: The Cholula Pyramid (located in Cholula, Puebla) is the largest pyramid as well as the largest monument ever constructed anywhere in the world.

Nicaragua

Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua

Population: Approx. 6,100,000

Fun Fact: The streets in Nicaragua have no names, places are referred to in relation to landmarks.

Panama

Official Name: Republic of Panama

Population: Approx. 3.8 million

Fun Fact: It is the only country in the world where you can watch the sun rise on the Pacific coast and then set on the Atlantic coast.

Paraguay

Official Name: Republic of Paraguay

Population: Approx. 6.8 million

Fun Fact: Paraguay is home to the world’s largest water reserve: the Gurani Aquifer.

Peru

Official Name: Republic of Peru

Population: Approx. 31,151,643

Fun Fact: It takes between 500 and 600 hours and up to six months to spin, dye and weave a traditional Peruvian poncho.

Puerto Rico

Official Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Population: Approx. 3,195,000

Fun Fact: Old San Juan boasts the second oldest church in the Americas, the Iglesia de San José, built in 1922.

Suriname

Official Name: Suriname

Population: Approx. 6.8 million

Fun Fact: Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname and nearly half of its population of around 241,000 people live in this city.

Trinidad & Tobago

Official Name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Population: Approx. 1,300,000

Fun Fact: The Limbo Dance contest traces its origin back to Trinidad.

Uruguay

Official Name: Republic of Uruguay

Population: Approx. 3,407,000

Fun Fact: The national anthem of Uruguay, which lasts more than five minutes, is the longest in the world.

USA

Official Name: United States of America

Population: Approx. 334,805,269

Fun Fact: Since the founding of the United States, there have been 27 versions of the American flag.

Venezuela

Official Name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Population: Approx. 30 million

Fun Fact: Venezuela is one of 17 mega-diverse countries in the world and the 7th country in the world with the highest number of wild species.