Interesting Fact # 1223 - Language

Spanish is spoken by around 500 million people in more than 20 countries.

According to the Spanish in the World website, the following countries have a Spanish-speaking population greater than 100,000.

Mexico - 106 million
Colombia - 44 million
Spain - 44 million
Argentina - 39 million
United States - 31 million
Venezuela - 25 million
Peru - 25 million
Chile - 16 million
Guatemala - 14 million
Ecuador - 13 million
Cuba - 11 million
Bolivia - 8.7 million
Dominican Republic - 8.5 million
El Salvador - 6.8 million
Honduras - 6.8 million
Nicaragua - 5.5 million
Paraguay - 4.5 million
Costa Rica - 4 million
Puerto Rico - 3.6 million
Uruguay - 3.4 million
Panama - 3 million