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Key facts about Spanish
Origin of Spanish: Spanish is a Romance language descended from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula during the Roman Era. Today it is the largest Romance language in the world in terms of number of speakers, and it has a long history with written records dating all the way back to the 9th century.
Regional differences: Differences in language among regions
Language family: Indo-European
Native speakers: 480 million worldwide: Mexico (115 million), Colombia (45 million), Spain (43 million), Argentina (42 million), United States of America (41 million), Venezuela (31 million), Peru (27 million), Chile (18 million).
Major dialects: Latin American Spanish and Castilian are the two main branches, but vast regional variations are found within both groups.
