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language
advantage provides
you with the top
10 facts and figures
about the Spanish language around the world. Get
the Spanish language advantage!
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Where
is Spanish the official language? |
Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines (formally the official language), Puerto
Rico, Spain, Uruguay, USA (official status in New Mexico),
Venezuela
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How
many people speak Spanish? |
As
first language: over 300 million
As second language: over 100 million |
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How
many people are learning Spanish? |
Unknown
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How
many users on the internet are Spanish? |
Number
of users of the Internet in Spanish: 56,844,480
Internet users in Spain: 14,590,180
Internet users in Mexico: 12,250,000
Percentage of global publicly accessible sites in Spanish
3%
Internet
country code (Spain): .es
Internet country code (Mexico): .mx
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Main
religions in Spanish-speaking countries |
Roman
Catholic
Other
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Languages
similar to Spanish |
Andalusian
(Andalú, Andaluz, Andalusí), Mursian,
Aragonese, Navarrese, Castilian, Canary Islands Spanish,
American Spanish
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information about Spanish
and related languages>>
(www.ethnologue.com)
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Family
that Spanish belongs to |
Indo-European,
Italic, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance,
West Iberian, Castilian
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information about Spanish
and related languages>>
(www.ethnologue.com)
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Famous
Spanish 'celebrity' |
Penelope Cruz (Spanish Actress - speaks 5 languages)
Jennifer Lopez (Puerto Rican Singer)
Ben
Affleck (US Actor speaks Spanish)
Geri Halliwell (British Singer speaks Spanish) |
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Famous
films in Spanish |
Most
recent film in Spanish:
Volver
(award
winner at The Cannes Film Festival ® 2006).
more Spanish language films>> |
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Famous
stuff in Spanish |
Spanish
music>>
Spanish
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