Language Family: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian Alternative Names & Spellings: Español, Castellano, Castilian Spoken by More Than 322,299,000 people Official Language of: Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras Also Spoken In: Panama, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States, Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras |