What are the Spanish-speaking countries

Spanish is mainly used in Latin America except Brazil, Belize, French Guiana, Haiti and Spain. There are also a considerable number of users in several southern States of the United States, the Philippines and parts of Africa (including Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara and Spanish African territories, such as Ceuta and Melilla). On seven continents, about 406 million people speak English as their mother tongue.

Spanish is one of the official languages of the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations. Countries that used Spanish as the official language in the 2nd/kloc-0th century included Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Spanish is also spoken in the United States, Belize, Gibraltar, the Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago and Western Sahara.

In addition, Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

The Kingdom of Spain, called Spain for short, is located in Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe, at the junction of Europe and Africa, bordering Portugal in the west, the Bay of Biscay in the north, France and Andorra in the northeast, and Morocco in Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar in the south. Its territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and Ceuta and Melilla in Africa. The country is a mountainous country with a total area of 505,925 square kilometers and a coastline of about 7,800 kilometers. The number of countries that use Spanish as the official language is the second in the world, second only to English.

In the Middle Ages, many countries coexisted in this territory. 1492 After the victory of the recovery movement in Spain, a unified Spanish dynasty was established. And played an important role in the era of great navigation, and established a large number of colonies in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. 1494, signed the treaty of tolde silas with Portuguese * * *, with the intention of dividing the world into two parts. From the middle of15th century to the end of16th century, it became the most powerful country in Europe during the Renaissance, and an empire that never fell. 1588 The Armada was defeated by Britain and began to decline. After two republics and a monarchy, 1978 declared a constitutional monarchy.

Spain is a highly developed capitalist country, a member of the European Union and NATO, and the fifth largest economy in the euro zone. Its gross domestic product (GDP) ranks sixth in European countries and 13 in the world.

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Spain-Baidu Encyclopedia