The Spanish language (or español, pronounced [espan’jiol] in Spanish) is a Romance language that originated in Castile, a region of Spain. It was first documented in central-northern Iberia in the ninth century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia. Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide.
Writing system: Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official language in: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela
Capital city: Madrid
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Dialing code: +34
Country code: ES
Population: 46,704,314
Spanish is spoken by: 410,000,000
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