Spanish is the most widely used language in international communication after English. Spanish is also the official language in 21 countries in the Americas, Europe and Africa.
The largest number of Spanish speakers live in:
Mexico (80 million)
Spain (39 million)
Colombia (33 million)
Argentina (32 million)
Peru (26 million)
USA (22 million)
Venezuela (18 million)
Chile (13 million)
The Andean mountains in Chile
More interesting facts about the Spanish language
Some studies estimate that by 2050, over 50% of the U.S. population will speak Spanish in addition to English.
Spanish is most similar to Portuguese and Italian, so that people can communicate with each other to some extent in these languages.
Unlike many other languages, Spanish words are always pronounced exactly the same way they are written.