The encyclopedia says that most latin Americans are christans what do they mean by that statment?

Latin America was settled by the nations of Spain and Portugal, which had Roman Catholicism as their state religion. In fact, the settlers were commanded by their government to convert the native Indians to Catholicism. To this day some nations officially still support the Roman Catholic Church, although the laws of all the nations guarantee freedom of worship. Technically, "most" Latin Americans are Christians, but the number who actually practice and live the Christian life varies greatly. Because of the work of missionaries the number of Protestant and evangelical Christians is growing today.