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

Australia

Australia & Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Denmark

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Brazil

Canada

United States

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Kuwait

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Nigeria

Countries based on natural gas produced. Highest producers, U S A and Russia, are shaded dark blue. Moderate producers, China, Australia, and Canada, are shaded moderate blue. Least producers, South America, and India are shaded light blue.

Natural gas production as a percentage of global production by country

Natural Gas Production (%)

Percent of world production

Fiji

French Polynesia (France)

Kiribati

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Is.

Barbados

Dominica

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

Armenia

Georgia

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Estonia

Finland

France

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Northern Macedonia

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Sweden

Switzerland

Belize

Guyana

Suriname

Mauritania

Mauritius

New Caledonia (France)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Vanuatu

Sri Lanka

Cambodia

Laos

Philippines

Timor-Leste

Israel

Jordan

Lebanon

Morocco

Tunisia

Turkey

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Namibia

Niger

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Zambia

A world map shows undernourished population: Dark blue (more than 25 percent): Chad, Congo, and Afghanistan. Blue to light blue (2 to 25 percent): India, Bolivia, Brazil. Very light blue (less than 2 percent): Canada, U S A, and most of Europe (Russia).

Percentage of the population having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition.

Population Undernourished

Percent

American Samoa (U.S.)

Cook Is. (New Zealand)

Spanish as Official or de facto Language	Natural Gas Production (%)			Population Undernourished			Urban Population			Tourist Arrivals
Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world production	Class	Rank	Percent	Class	Rank	Percent	Class	Rank	People