1. INTRODUCTION
Spanish is spoken officially or co-official in 20 countries of the world (18 in America, 1 in Europe and 1 in Africa).
Point 2 provides a list in alphabetical order of these 20 countries. In point 3 all the Spanish-speaking nations classified by continents are shown. Finally, in point 4 there is a map with the Spanish-speaking countries colored in red.
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2. COUNTRIES WHOSE OFFICIAL OR CO-OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS SPANISH (alphabetical order)
- Argentina.
- Bolivia. (*) Co-official
- Chile.
- Colombia.
- Costa Rica.
- Cuba.
- Dominican Republic.
- Ecuador.
- El Salvador.
- Equatorial Guinea. (*) Co-official
- Guatemala.
- Honduras.
- México.
- Nicaragua.
- Panamá.
- Paraguay. (*) Co-official
- Perú.
- Spain.
- Uruguay.
- Venezuela.
3. COUNTRIES WHOSE OFFICIAL OR CO-OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS SPANISH (by continents)
3.1. Europe (1)
- Spain.
3.2. America (18)
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
3.3. Africa
- Equatorial Guinea.
4. MAP WITH THE SPANISH-SPAKING COUNTRIES (colored in red)
5. NOTES AND CLARIFICATIONS
- Puerto Rico does not appear on the list or on the map because it is not a sovereign country (it currently belongs to the United States). Spanish and English are the official languages of this territory.
6. REFERENCES
- Saber es práctico (2019). ¿En qué países se habla español de manera oficial?. Text in Spanish. Avaliable [HERE].