World Wide Importance of Spanish

Why Learn the Spanish Language?

Spanish is truly a global language. Spanish, along with Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Russian, are of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is the second most commonly spoken language in the world, after Chinese.

Spanish dominates the western hemisphere. English may be the de facto international language; but in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, the use of Spanish is unequalled. In the US, Spanish is the second most spoken language. In fact, the US has one of the largest Spanish speaking populations in the world.

Spanish is the official language in the following countries:

VENEZUELA GUATEMALA HONDURAS URUGUAY SPAIN MEXICO PERU NICARAGUA PANAMÁ PARAGUAY

EQUATORIAL GUINEA ARGENTINA EL SALVADOR BOLIVIA ECUADOR CHILE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COLOMBIA CUBA COSTA RICA

Sources:

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language

Ethnologue
http://www.ethnologue.org/ethno_docs/distribution.asp?by=size