<P> Spanish is the majority language in 20 sovereign states and several dependent territories, totaling around 440 million people . It is additionally the main official language in Equatorial Guinea . </P> <P> In these countries and territories, Spanish is the main or mostly used language of communication of the vast majority of the population; official documents are written chiefly or solely in that language; and it is taught in schools and utilized as the primary medium of instruction as part of the official curriculum . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country / Territory </Th> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Population (2014) </Th> <Th> Regulatory body </Th> <Th> More information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> De facto </Td> <Td> 120,286,655 </Td> <Td> Academia Mexicana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Mexican Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 48,400,388 </Td> <Td> Academia Colombiana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Colombian Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 47,737,941 </Td> <Td> Real Academia Española </Td> <Td> Peninsular Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> De facto </Td> <Td> 43,024,374 </Td> <Td> Academia Argentina de Letras </Td> <Td> Rioplatense Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 30,147,935 </Td> <Td> Academia Peruana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Peruvian Coast Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 28,868,486 </Td> <Td> Academia Venezolana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Venezuelan Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> De facto </Td> <Td> 17,363,894 </Td> <Td> Academia Chilena de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Chilean Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 15,654,411 </Td> <Td> Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Ecuadorian Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 14,647,083 </Td> <Td> Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Guatemalan Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 11,047,251 </Td> <Td> Academia Cubana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Cuban Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 10,631,486 </Td> <Td> Academia Boliviana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Bolivian Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 10,349,741 </Td> <Td> Academia Dominicana de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Dominican Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 8,598,561 </Td> <Td> Academia Hondureña de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Honduran Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 6,703,860 </Td> <Td> Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española </Td> <Td> Paraguayan Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 6,125,512 </Td> <Td> Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Salvadoran Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> De facto </Td> <Td> 5,848,641 </Td> <Td> Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Nicaraguan Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 4,755,234 </Td> <Td> Academia Costarricense de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Costa Rican Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 3,620,897 </Td> <Td> Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española </Td> <Td> Puerto Rican Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 3,608,431 </Td> <Td> Academia Panameña de la Lengua </Td> <Td> Panamanian Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> De facto </Td> <Td> 3,332,972 </Td> <Td> Academia Nacional de Letras </Td> <Td> Uruguayan Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> De jure </Td> <Td> 1,722,254 </Td> <Td> Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española </Td> <Td> Equatoguinean Spanish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 541,302,353 </Td> <Td> Association of Spanish Language Academies </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country / Territory </Th> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Population (2014) </Th> <Th> Regulatory body </Th> <Th> More information </Th> </Tr>

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