==Member states==CELAC comprises 33 countries speaking five different languages:Eighteen Spanish-speaking countries (56% of the area, 63% of the population)One Portuguese-speaking country (42% of the area, 34% of the population)One French-speaking country (0.1% of the area, 1.6% of the population)Twelve English-speaking countries (1.3% of the area, 1.1% of the population)One Dutch-speaking country (0.8% of the area, 0.1% of the population)Twelve countries are in South America, which accounts for 87% of the area and 68% of the population.