User:Kvwiki1234/List of countries where Spanish is an official language

Official or national language edit

Sovereign states edit


Sovereign states	Status	Population (2014)^[1]	Regulatory body	More information
Mexico	De facto^[2]	120,286,655	Academia Mexicana de la Lengua	Mexican Spanish
Colombia	De jure^[3]	48,400,388	Academia Colombiana de la Lengua	Colombian Spanish
Spain^[a]	De jure^[4]	47,737,941	Real Academia Española	Peninsular Spanish
Argentina	De facto^[5]	43,024,374	Academia Argentina de Letras	Rioplatense Spanish
Peru^[b]	De jure^[6]	30,147,935	Academia Peruana de la Lengua	Peruvian Coast Spanish
Venezuela	De jure^[7]	28,868,486	Academia Venezolana de la Lengua	Venezuelan Spanish
Chile	De facto^[8]	17,363,894	Academia Chilena de la Lengua	Chilean Spanish
Ecuador^[c]	De jure^[9]	15,654,411	Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua	Ecuadorian Spanish
Guatemala	De jure^[10]	14,647,083	Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua	Guatemalan Spanish
Cuba	De jure^[11]	11,047,251	Academia Cubana de la Lengua	Cuban Spanish
Bolivia^[d]	De jure^[12]	10,631,486	Academia Boliviana de la Lengua	Bolivian Spanish
Dominican Republic	De jure^[13]	10,349,741	Academia Dominicana de la Lengua	Dominican Spanish
Honduras	De jure^[14]	8,598,561	Academia Hondureña de la Lengua	Honduran Spanish
Paraguay^[e]	De jure^[15]	6,703,860	Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española	Paraguayan Spanish
El Salvador	De jure^[16]	6,125,512	Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua	Salvadoran Spanish
Nicaragua	De facto^[17]	5,848,641	Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua	Nicaraguan Spanish
Costa Rica	De jure^[18]	4,755,234	Academia Costarricense de la Lengua	Costa Rican Spanish
Panama	De jure^[19]	3,608,431	Academia Panameña de la Lengua	Panamanian Spanish
Uruguay	De facto^[20]	3,332,972	Academia Nacional de Letras	Uruguayan Spanish
Equatorial Guinea^[f]	De jure^[21]	1,722,254	Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española	Equatoguinean Spanish
Total		442,476,007	Association of Spanish Language Academies

Territories edit


Territory	Status	Population (2014)^[1]	Regulatory body	More information
Puerto Rico^[g]	De jure^[22]	3,620,897	Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española	Puerto Rican Spanish

Notes:

^ In Spain, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level, while Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Aranese, and Galician are co-official alongside Spanish in certain regions.
^ In Peru, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while Quechua and Aymara hold co-official status in selected regions.
^ In Ecuador, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while the Kichwa (Northern Quechua) and Shuar languages hold co-official status in selected regions.
^ In Bolivia, the national constitution recognizes Spanish and various indigenous languages of Bolivia as official at the national level, though Spanish is predominant nationwide.
^ In Paraguay, Spanish and the indigenous Guaraní are recognized as co-official at the national level and both are widely used in society.
^ In Equatorial Guinea, the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages all hold official status at the national level, though Spanish is the primary language in the public sphere while Fang, Bube, Kombe, and other Bantu languages, as well as an English-based creole, are used at home and family settings.
^ Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the U.S. where Spanish and English are the official languages and Spanish is the primary language.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
^ Mexico does not have an official language at the federal level [1]; however, Spanish is spoken by the majority.
^ Constitution of Colombia, Art. 10
^ Spanish Constitution, Art. 3-1
^ The Argentine Constitution does not establish Spanish as an official language.
^ Constitution of Peru, Art. 48
^ Constitution of Venezuela, Art. 9
^ The Constitution of Chile does not establish Spanish as an official language. However, Chilean legislation establishes that schools must teach students to communicate in the "Castilian language" (General Law on Education (Articles 29 and 30), Chile Library of Congress.)
^ Constitution of Ecuador, Art. 2
^ Constitution of Guatemala, Art. 143
^ Constitution of Cuba Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 2
^ Constitution of Bolivia, Art. 5
^ The Constitution of the Dominican Republic establish Spanish as it official language.
^ Constitution of Honduras, Art. 6
^ Constitution of Paraguay, Art. 140
^ Constitution of El Salvador, Art. 62
^ The Constitution of Nicaragua does not establish Spanish as an official language.
^ Constitution of Costa Rica, Art. 76
^ Constitution of Panama, Art. 7
^ The Constitution of Uruguay does not establish Spanish as an official language.
^ Constitution of Equatorial Guinea Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 4
^ Constitution of Puerto Rico Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 3, Section 5: It is mandatory to be able to read and write in either English or Spanish in order to be a member of the Legislative Assembly.

[Spain-4] In Spain, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level, while Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Aranese, and Galician are co-official alongside Spanish in certain regions.

[Peru-7] In Peru, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while Quechua and Aymara hold co-official status in selected regions.

[Ecuador-11] In Ecuador, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while the Kichwa (Northern Quechua) and Shuar languages hold co-official status in selected regions.

[Bolivia-15] In Bolivia, the national constitution recognizes Spanish and various indigenous languages of Bolivia as official at the national level, though Spanish is predominant nationwide.

[Paraguay-19] In Paraguay, Spanish and the indigenous Guaraní are recognized as co-official at the national level and both are widely used in society.

[Equatorial_Guinea-26] In Equatorial Guinea, the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages all hold official status at the national level, though Spanish is the primary language in the public sphere while Fang, Bube, Kombe, and other Bantu languages, as well as an English-based creole, are used at home and family settings.
See also: Equatorial Guinea § Languages

[Puerto_Rico-28] Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the U.S. where Spanish and English are the official languages and Spanish is the primary language.

[cia-1] "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

[2] Mexico does not have an official language at the federal level [1]; however, Spanish is spoken by the majority.

[col-3] Constitution of Colombia, Art. 10

[5] Spanish Constitution, Art. 3-1

[arg-6] The Argentine Constitution does not establish Spanish as an official language.

[8] Constitution of Peru, Art. 48

[9] Constitution of Venezuela, Art. 9

[chi-10] The Constitution of Chile does not establish Spanish as an official language. However, Chilean legislation establishes that schools must teach students to communicate in the "Castilian language" (General Law on Education (Articles 29 and 30), Chile Library of Congress.)

[12] Constitution of Ecuador, Art. 2

[13] Constitution of Guatemala, Art. 143

[14] Constitution of Cuba Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 2

[16] Constitution of Bolivia, Art. 5

[17] The Constitution of the Dominican Republic establish Spanish as it official language.

[18] Constitution of Honduras, Art. 6

[20] Constitution of Paraguay, Art. 140

[21] Constitution of El Salvador, Art. 62

[22] The Constitution of Nicaragua does not establish Spanish as an official language.

[23] Constitution of Costa Rica, Art. 76

[24] Constitution of Panama, Art. 7

[25] The Constitution of Uruguay does not establish Spanish as an official language.

[27] Constitution of Equatorial Guinea Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 4

[PR-29] Constitution of Puerto Rico Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Art. 3, Section 5: It is mandatory to be able to read and write in either English or Spanish in order to be a member of the Legislative Assembly.

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