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21 spanish-speaking countries
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Spanish (español/castellano)
Spanish is a Romance language with approximately 470 million speakers, 410 of whom speak it as a first language, while the remainder speak it as a second language.
A significant number of people also speak Spanish as a foreign language. Spanish is spoken in Spain and 22 other countries including: Andorra, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, the USA and Venezuela
Spanish at a glance
- Native names: español, castellano
- Language family: Indo-Europea, Italic, Romance, Western Romance, Ibero-Romance, West-Iberian, Castilian
- Number of speakers: c.
470 million
- Spoken in: Spain, Latin America, USA, Equatorial Guinea
- First written: 11th century
- Writing system: Latin script
- Status: official language in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicara
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