Which countries officially speak Spanish?

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)

1. Argentina.
2. Bolivia. (*) Co-official
3. Chile.
4. Colombia.
5. Costa Rica.
6. Cuba.
7. Dominican Republic.
8. Ecuador.
9. El Salvador.
10. Equatorial Guinea. (*) Co-official
11. Guatemala.
12. Honduras.
13. México.
14. Nicaragua.
15. Panamá.
16. Paraguay. (*) Co-official
17. Perú.
18. Spain.
19. Uruguay.
20. 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].