Spanish is the official language of Spain. Apart from Spain, Spanish is spoken by most Latin American countries and Equatorial Guinea. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and 21 nations speak it as their primary language. Around 400 million people natively speak Spanish, making it the most spoken Romance language, and the second most-spoken language by native speakers. Mexico has the world's largest Spanish-speaking population, and Spanish is the second most-widely spoken language in the United States, and the most popular studied foreign language in U.S. schools and universities. It is estimated that the combined total of native and non-native Spanish speakers is approximately 500 million, likely making it the third most spoken language by total number of speakers. Global internet usage statistics for 2007 show Spanish as the third most commonly used language on the internet, after English and Chinese.
Spanish has been described as the third most influential language in the world, with the other two being English and French.
Spanish has a long history in the United States and it has recently increased more because of considerable immigration from Latin America. Spanish is the most widely taught foreign language in the country. Although the U.S. has no formally designated "official languages", Spanish is formally recognized at the state level, beside English; in the U.S. state of New Mexico 30 per cent of the population speak it. It also has 0strong influence in metropolitan areas, such as Chicago and New York City. In total, the U.S. has the world's fifth-largest Spanish-speaking population.
All of the above statistics make Spanish one of the most sought after languages in the world. If you too are planning to learn Spanish for educational, business or any other purpose then you must now be thinking how do I get started? There can be many ways you can use to learn a new language. But the method you choose depends on the time and money you are willing to invest.
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Added: Wed May 21, 2008 7:03 am GMT 