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Latin America is a subregion of the Americas which comprises those countries in which Romance languages are spoken by the majority of the population (thus not considering Canada). Latin America has an area of approximately 19197000 km2 (7412000 sq mi) almost 3.7% of the Earth’s surface or 12.9% of its land surface area. As of 2013 its population was estimated at more than 604 million and its combined GDP at 5.16 trillion United States dollars (6.27 trillion at PPP).