Cuba

Dominican Republic

Caribbean

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.)

None

Mexico

North America

Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Countries

World

Ethnologue

Spanish as Official or de facto Language

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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Electoral vote totals for the 2008 presidential election by state

US / CA States

U.S. National Archives

U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2008

China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

United States

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Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.)

Aruba (Neth.)

Guyana

Brazil

Curaçao (Neth.)

A map shows Latin America in 1830, with Bolivia (black) and Uruguay (brown) as the smallest countries. Brazil (yellow) is the largest country. Other countries include Mexico (light yellow), Gran Colombia (green), Peru (orange), and Chile (light blue).

Political geography of South America in 1830. By 1830, all parts of South America, except the Guianas, had achieved political independence from European colonial powers.

Spanish as Official or de facto Language	U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2008	United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Latin America, 1830
Value	Value	Value	Bolivia, 1825	Brazil, 1822	Chile, 1817	Gran Colombia, 1819–1830	Mexico, 1821	Paraguay, 1811	Peru, 1821	United Provinces of Central America, 1823–1839	United Provinces of La Plata, 1816	Uruguay, 1828




						14.4%
			51.9%	90.2%	38.7%	24.3%		74.9%	10.3%	99.7%	1.85%	97.4%
						98.5%
							33.1%