global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries

Antigua and Barbuda - a country in the northern Leeward Islands

Argentina, Argentine Republic, the Argentine - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America

Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

Colombia, Republic of Colombia - a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export

Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica - a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America

Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala - a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable

Honduras, Republic of Honduras - a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture

El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Salvador - a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America

Panama, Republic of Panama - a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903

Mexico, United Mexican States - a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

Haiti, Republic of Haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere

Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

Jamaica - a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism

Barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominica - a country on the island of Dominica

Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes

Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas - island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort

Bolivia, Republic of Bolivia - a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain

Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

Grenada - an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth

Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay - a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811

Peru, Republic of Peru - a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983

Saint Lucia, St. Lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979