The country resource guide is to provide you with a great starting place to learn about different Latin American countries. These are all sites and resources you can trust. The links are to the best newspapers, websites and information regarding the different Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America including Spain and the United States. Countries are in alphabetical order. Population figures are rounded to within 100,000 and not exact census numbers.

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ARGENTINA


Population is 40 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Currency is the Argentine Peso.

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National Newspaper - La Nación
Buenos Aires Newspaper - La Razón

BOLIVIA


Population is 10 million.
Government is Democratic Socialist.
President is Evo Morales.
Currency is the Bolivian Boliviano.

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National Newspaper - La Prensa
National Newspaper - La Razón

CHILE


Population is 17 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Sebastián Piñera.
Currency is the Chilean Peso.

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National Newspaper - La Nación
Financial Newspaper - Diario Financiero
English Newspaper - The Santiago Times>

COLOMBIA


Population is 45 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Juan Manuel Santos.
Currency is the Colombian Peso.

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Bogota Newspaper - El Tiempo
Cali Newspaper - El País
Medellín Newspaper - El Colombiano
Financial Newspaper - La República

COSTA RICA


Population is 4.5 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Laura Chinchilla.
Currency is the Costa Rican Colón.

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National Newspaper - La Nación
Financial Newspaper - Capital Financiero
English Newspaper - The Tico Times

CUBA


Population is 11.2 million.
Government is Communist.
President is Raúl Castro. Currency is the Cuban Peso.

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National Newspaper - Granma
English Newspaper - Granma in English
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News from Miami - El Nuevo Herald Cuba Section

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / REPUBLICA DOMINICANA


Population is 10 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Leonel Fernández Reyna.
Currency is the Dominican Peso.

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National Newspaper - El Nacional
National Newspaper - Listín Diario
National Newspaper - El Caribe

Ecuador
 

Population is 13.5 million.
Government is Democratic Socialist.
President is Rafael Correa.
Currency is the Ecuatorian Sucre.

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National Newspaper - Diario Hoy
National Newspaper - El Heraldo

El Salvador
 

Population is 6.1 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Mauricio Funes.
Currency is the Salvadorian Colón.

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National Newspaper - El Mundo
National Newspaper - Imprenta Nacional 

Guatemala


Population is 13.7 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Álvaro Colom Caballeros.
Currency is the Guatemalan Quetzal.

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National Newspaper - La Hora
Analysis Newspaper - Incidencia Democrática

Honduras


Population is 7.3 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Porfirio Lobo Sosa.
Currency is the Honduran Lempira.

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National Newspaper - El Heraldo
National Newspaper - La Prensa
English Newspaper - Honduras Weekly

Mexico

   

Population is 106 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
Currency is the Mexican Peso.

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National Newspaper - El Universal
National Newspaper - Diario de México
National News Outlet - NotiMex
Financial News - El Financiero
Financial News - El Economista

Nicaragua


Population is 5.7 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Daniel Ortega.
Currency is the Nicaraguan Cordoba.

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National Newspaper - El Nuevo Diario
National Newspaper - La Prensa

Panama


Population is 3.4 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Ricardo Martinelli.
Currency is the Panamanian Balboa.

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National Newspaper - La Prensa
National Newspaper - El Siglo
English Newspaper - The Panama News

Paraguay


Population is 6.2 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Fernando Lugo.
Currency is the Paraguayan Guaraní.

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National Newspaper - La Nación
National Newspaper - Ultima Hora

Peru


Population is 28.9 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Alan García Pérez.
Currency is the Peruvian Nuevo Sol.

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National Newspaper - La República
National Newspaper - El Comercio

Puerto Rico


Population is 3.8 million.
Government is Democratic Associated Free State.
Governor is Luis Fortuño.
Currency is the United States Dollar.

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National Newspaper - El Nuevo Día
National Newspaper - El Vocero
Financial News - Caribbean Business Magazine

Spain


Population is 45.6 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Currency is the European Euro.

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National Newspaper - El País
National Newspaper - El Mundo
Financial Newspaper - El Economista
Financial Newspaper - La Gaceta
English Language Expat Newspaper - Expatica
English Language Madrid - In Madrid

United States


Population is 307 million.
Hispanic population is 50 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is Barak Obama.
Currency is the U.S. Dollar.

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Atlanta Spanish Language Newspaper - Mundo Hispanico
Chicago Spanish Language Newspaper - El Día News
Los Angeles Spanish Language Newspaper - La Opinión
Miami Spanish Language Newspaper - El Nuevo Herald
New York Spanish Language Newspaper - Hoy
Orlando Spanish Language Newspaper - El Sentinel

Uruguay


Population is 3.3 million.
Government is Democratic Republic.
President is José Mujica.
Currency is the Uruguayan Nuevo Peso.

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National Newspaper - El País
National Newspaper - Ultimas Noticias

Venezuela


Population is 30 million.
Government is Socialist Communist.
President is Hugo Chávez.
Currency is the Venezuelan Bolivar.

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National Newspaper - El Universal
English Newspaper - El Universal in English