Spanish, or Castilian, is the official language of Spain, in many countries of America (Argentina,

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay, and Venezuela)
and in Equatorial Guinea. It is also spoken on the island of Puerto Rico (where it is official along
with English) and in other areas of the United States, in the Philippines among the Jewish
population of Sephardic origin.

The number of people that speak Spanish in the world is about 400 million. Spanish is the third
most spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese and English, and the second
international language.Also, the number of Spanish students in the world is increasing.

In the Spanish State, other languages ​are spoken, in addition to Spanish or Castilian, such as
Catalan, Valencian, Galician or Basque, which is also official in their respective territories.