• Spanish is the second world language as a vehicle of international communication.
• About 330 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first language.
• Spanish is the official language in 21 countries.
• Spanish is expected to be the first language of 50% of the population of the United States within 50 years.
• Today Spanish is an official language of the UN and its institutions, the European Union and other International organizations.


(Source: Instituto Cervantes)