There are about 400 million Spanish speakers in the world. Some 35 million live in the U.S.

Latin American countries, whose populations speak Spanish:

México, Cuba, República Dominicana, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay.

States where Hispanics or Latino populations are concentrated:

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Colorado

Major Hispanic or Latino communities in the U.S:

• 20.6 million Mexican Americans
• 3.4 million Puerto Rican Americans
• 1.5 million Cuban Americans
• 800,000 Dominican Americans
• 700,000 Salvadoran Americans
• 400,000 Guatemalan Americans
  (according to the 2000 Census)