Hispanic America, where the main language is Spanish, includes South America, except Brazil, Mexico, Central America as well as most of the Caribbean Islands.

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About Spanish speaking countries

The term Hispanophone denotes Spanish-speakers and relation to the Spanish-speaking world.

In a cultural, rather than merely linguistic sense, the notion of Hispanophone goes further than the above definition. The term specifically refers to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with Spain, regardless of ethnic and geographical differences. The Hispanophone culture is the legacy of the Spanish colonial empire.

There are an estimated 417 million Hispanophones globally, making Spanish one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today. Hispanophone areas include Spain and Hispanic America. There is furthermore a sizable Hispanophone minority in the United States, and also smaller Hispanophone groups in Canada, northern Morocco, Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines.

Hispanic America, where the main language is Spanish, includes the three countries (Mexico, Argentina and Chile) already mentioned in separate sections on this website, as well as Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ecuador, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Panama and Uruguay.

• Peru: Lima, estimated population 7.6 million.
• Colombia: Bogota DC, estimated population 7.9 million.
• Venezuela: Caracas, estimated population 2.3 million.
• Guatemala: Guatemala City, estimated population 1 million.
• Ecuador: Quito, estimated population 1.4 million.
• Cuba: Havana, estimated population 2.3 million.
• Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo. estimated population 2.3 million.
• Bolivia: La Paz, estimated population 1.7 million.
• Honduras: Tegucigalpa, estimated population 1.4 million.
• El Salvador: San Salvador, estimated population 1.6 million.
• Paraguay: Asuncion, estimated population 1.8 million.
• Nicaragua: Managua, estimated population 1.7 million.
• Costa Rica: San José, estimated population 1.6 million.
• Puerto Rico: San Juan, estimated population 2.5 million.
• Panama: Panama City, estimated population 1.1 million.
• Uruguay: Montevideo, estimated population 1.4 million