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Spanish

Español

At BFSU, Spanish is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.

WHERE IT IS SPOKEN

Mexico, Argentina, Spain

NATIVE NAME
Español
WRITING SYSTEM
Latin script
AT BFSU
One of 101 languages

LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

See where Spanish connects communities.

LANGUAGE REACH

≈507.6M

Spanish is spoken across 36 countries and territories.

No. 3 of 101 languages · No. 3 by territory count

ACROSS CONTINENTS
  1. Europe

    06

    SpainFranceUnited KingdomGermanyRomaniaPortugal

  2. Middle East & North Africa

    01

    Morocco

  3. The Americas

    22

    MexicoArgentinaColombiaUnited StatesVenezuelaPeruChileEcuadorGuatemalaCubaHondurasDominican RepublicBoliviaEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaUruguayPuerto RicoCanadaParaguayBrazil

  4. Other areas

    07

    PhilippinesCanary IslandsEquatorial GuineaBelizeCeuta & MelillaAndorraGibraltar

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

From daily conversation in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain to education, literature and media, Spanish carries the accents, vocabulary and expressions of different communities.

Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.

AT BFSU

A language opens a wider view of the world.

BFSU places Spanish within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.

The language is commonly written in Latin script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.

SOURCE TRAIL

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