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Spanish is the official language of 24 independent nations, 2 dependent territories and 10 integrated territories. The following is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories where Spanish is a de jure or de facto official language.
Regions where Spanish is the main language
Regions where it is an official language but not a majority native language
Regions where it is a second language
Regions where it is spoken by 1%-10% of the population
Regions where it is spoken by less than 1% of the population
This table shows the population of the countries, not the number of Spanish speakers.
Nr
Country
Continent
Population
Total speakers
1
Algeria
Africa
45,000,000
306,000
2
Andorra
Europe
80,000
55,000
3
Australia
Oceania
26,500,000
488,000
4
Belize
North America
433,000
232,000
5
Brazil
South America
217,000,000
6,600,000
6
Bulgaria
Europe
6,600,000
600,000
7
Canada
North America
39,000,000
2,200,000
8
China
Asia
1,433,000,000
342,000
9
Denmark
Europe
5,900,000
725,000
10
Estonia
Europe
1,300,000
55,000
11
Finland
Europe
5,500,000
488,000
12
France
Europe
67,000,000
5,000,000
13
Germany
Europe
84,000,000
800,000
14
Gibraltar
Europe
33,000
25,000
15
Haiti
North America
11,500,000
1,500,000
16
Iceland
Europe
376,000
6,000
17
India
Asia
1,436,000,000
500,000
18
Ireland
Europe
5,200,000
200,000
19
Israel
Asia
8,800,000
360,000
20
Ivory Coast
Africa
29,000,000
430,000
21
Jamaica
North America
2,700,000
160,000
22
Japan
Asia
125,000,000
860,000
23
Latvia
Europe
1,800,000
120,000
24
Lithuania
Europe
2,700,000
250,000
25
Marshall Islands
Oceania
75,000
1,600
26
Morocco
Africa
38,000,000
6,000,000
27
New Zealand
Oceania
5,300,000
180,000
28
Norway
Europe
5,400,000
342,000
29
Palau
Oceania
20,000
500
30
Portugal
Europe
10,500,000
1,500,000
31
Romania
Europe
19,000,000
2,200,000
32
Russia
Europe
144,000,000
600,000
33
Sweden
Europe
10,200,000
2,600,000
34
Trinidad and Tobago
None [a]
1,500,000
80,000
35
United Kingdom
Europe
68,000,000
2,000,000
36
United States Virgin Islands
North America
106,000
20,000
↑ No continental status (South America geologically, North America politically)
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