Seychelles

Caribbean

Mauritius

None

Egypt

Libya

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Burundi

Comoros

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Eritrea

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Rwanda

Sudan

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows COMESA members highlighted in orange: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, an organization founded in 1994 to promote free trade among its members

Countries

World

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Members

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Spain

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Mexico

North America

Equatorial Guinea

A world map shows the countries where Spanish is an official or de facto language. These countries are highlighted in light orange and include Spain, Central America, and the western region of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Chile).

Countries where Spanish is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

Ethnologue

Spanish as Official or de facto Language

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

A map highlights E C O W A S members highlighted in blue. Some of the Countries are Mali, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Member states of the Economic Community of West African States, an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic integration among its members

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Members

Anguilla (U.K.)

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Bermuda (U.K.)

British Virgin Is. (U.K.)

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Dominica

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Is. (U.K.)

Montserrat (U.K.)

Belize

Guyana

Suriname

A world map highlights the Caribbean Community members in yellow such as Suriname, and Guyana in South America, and Islands in the Caribbean Sea such as St. Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago. Countries like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela are not members.

Member states of the Caribbean Community, an organization founded in 1973 to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members

CARICOM

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Members

Brazil

A map shows the membership status of South American countries. Associate Members (green), including Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Full Members (red), including Brazil, and Argentina. Suspended Members (blue), which includes Venezuela.

Member states of Mercosur, an organization founded in 1991 to promote free trade among its members

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