Spanish
Spanish is the third or fourth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by about 352 million people, or by 417 million including non-native speakers (according to 1999 estimates). The majority of Spanish speakers live in Latin America. Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union.
With close to 100 million first-language speakers, Mexico boasts the largest population of Spanish-speakers in the world. The four next largest populations reside in Colombia (42 million), Argentina (39 million), Spain (c. 34 million) and the United States of America (c. 30 million).
Source: wikipedia.org
Links
BBC Languages
Spanish language learning materials and support.
Don Quijote
Website for Spanish language learning.
El Mundo
Spanish newspaper on-line.
Instituto Cervantes
Supporting Spanish language and culture in the UK.
Latin America Links
Links and information about Latin America.
Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain
Supporting trade between the UK and Spain.