<P> In a cultural, rather than merely linguistic sense, the notion of "Hispanophone" goes further than the above definition . The Hispanic culture is the legacy of the Spanish Empire, and so the term can refer to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with Spain, regardless of ethnic or geographical differences . The whole sense of identity of the Hispanic population and the Hispanophones is sometimes referred by the term Hispanidad (Hispanicity). </P> <P> During the Spanish period between 1492 and 1898, many people from Spain migrated to the new lands they had conquered . The Spaniards took with them their language and culture, and integrated within the society they had settled, creating a large empire that stretched all over the world and producing several multiracial populations . Their influences are found in the following continents and countries that were originally colonized by the Spaniards . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Rank </Td> <Td> Country / territory </Td> <Td> Spanish - speaking population </Td> <Td> Source </Td> <Td> Secondary also </Td> <Td> Area (km2) </Td> <Td> Area (sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 130,222,815 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 110,651,490 </Td> <Td> 1,970,552 </Td> <Td> 761,606 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 49,104,722 </Td> <Td> Official Colombian Population clock </Td> <Td> 47,463,052 </Td> <Td> 1,141,748 </Td> <Td> 440,831 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 47,003,901 </Td> <Td> Official INE estimate 1 / 1 / 2011 </Td> <Td> 46,585,009 </Td> <Td> 504,030 </Td> <Td> 195,364 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 44,259,883 </Td> <Td> Official INDEC estimate </Td> <Td> 40,655,093 </Td> <Td> 2,766,880 </Td> <Td> 1,068,302 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 40,045,795 </Td> <Td> U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 29,797,694 </Td> <Td> Official INEI estimate </Td> <Td> 25,804,803 </Td> <Td> 1,285,216 </Td> <Td> 496,225 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 29,210,000 </Td> <Td> Official Venezuelan Population clock </Td> <Td> 28,859,480 </Td> <Td> 916,445 </Td> <Td> 353,841 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 17,248,450 </Td> <Td> Official INE projection </Td> <Td> 17,127,711 </Td> <Td> 756,950 </Td> <Td> 292,183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 14,170,000 </Td> <Td> Official Ecuador Population clock </Td> <Td> 13,851,720 </Td> <Td> 283,561 </Td> <Td> 109,415 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 11,268,000 </Td> <Td> UN 2009 estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 11,204,000 </Td> <Td> UN 2009 estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 10,426,154 </Td> <Td> Official INE projection (2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 10,090,000 </Td> <Td> UN 2009 estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 7,876,197 </Td> <Td> Official INE projection (2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 6,857,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 6,676,018 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 6,127,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 5,603,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 4,468,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> 3,991,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 3,343,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 3,340,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 494,000 / 1,200,000 Chavacano (Philippine Spanish Creole) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 487,000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Western Sahara </Td> <Td> 430.000 </Td> <Td> UN estimate </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 180,000 (Census of Belize (2000) </Td> <Td> Censo de Belice (2000) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Rank </Td> <Td> Country / territory </Td> <Td> Spanish - speaking population </Td> <Td> Source </Td> <Td> Secondary also </Td> <Td> Area (km2) </Td> <Td> Area (sq mi) </Td> </Tr>

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