List of countries by Spanish-speaking population

The Spanish language originated in Spain, from the Italic language of Indo-European. It is mainly spoken in the continents of the Americas, and is one of the most influential languages across the Western Hemisphere and Africa.

The Spanish language is similar to the Latin Language with many of its words coming from it, and it has spread across Latin America from Mexico down to Chile, since the Spanish colonization of the Americas during the 16th century.

In South America, Brazil is notable for speaking Portuguese, while Guyana speaks English, Suriname speaks Dutch, and French Guiana speaks French.

List of countries by Spanish-speaking population

Country	Population	Capital
Central America
Belize[1]	165,296	Belmopan
Costa Rica	5,176,956	San José
El Salvador	6,316,847	San Salvador
Guatemala	12,133,162	Guatemala City
Honduras	9,318,690	Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua	6,285,677	Managua
Panama	3,777,457	Panama
North America
Mexico	122,051,018	Mexico City
United States	62,462,110	Washington, D.C.
South America
Argentina	44,709,081	Buenos Aires
Bolivia	7,287,661	La Paz
Chile	19,015,592	Santiago
Colombia	50,759,474	Bogotá
Ecuador	16,625,145	Quito
Paraguay	5,083,420	Asunción
Peru	5,083,420	Lima
Uruguay	3,392,826	Montevideo
Venezuela	31,507,179	Caracas
Caribbean
Cuba	11,305,652	Havana
Dominican Republic	10,621,938	Santo Domingo
Puerto Rico	3,285,874	San Juan
Africa
Equatorial Guinea	1,641,077	Malabo
Western Sahara	550,376	Laayoune
Europe
Andorra	38,730	Andorra la Vella
Spain	43,565,303	Madrid
Asia
Philippines	405,985	Manila

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