Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.)

Grenada

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Martin (France)

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Aruba (Neth.)

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Dominica

St. Lucia

Turks and Caicos Is. (U.K.)

Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Cuba

Martinique (France)

Caribbean

France

Europe

French Guiana (France)

Belize

Guyana

Suriname

Latin America

Guadeloupe (France)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Curaçao (Neth.)

None

Predominant Caribbean languages: Spanish (orange) in Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. English (yellow) in Jamaica, Bahamas, in smaller islands. French (lavender) in Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. Dutch (mint green) in Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten.

Languages of the Caribbean. The displayed areas indicate predominance, not exclusivity.

Caribbean Languages

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Spain

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

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

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World

Ethnologue

Spanish as Official or de facto Language

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Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

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Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

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Caribbean Languages				Spanish as Official or de facto Language
Dutch	English	French	Spanish	Value
11.4%	93.4%	98.7%	99.5%
		9.48%
99.8%	99.7%	99.4%
89.2%		89.2%	97.4%