Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world

Why Spanish?

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world

There are 392 million Spanish speaking

people in 22 countries in the world:
	Andorra	Guatemala
	Argentina	Honduras
	Bolivia	Mexico
	Chile	Nicaragua
	Colombia	Panama
	Costa Rica	Paraguay
	Cuba	Peru
	Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico
	Ecuador	Spain
	El Salvador	Uruguay
	Equatorial Guinea	Venezuela

The Spanish language is increasingly becoming more important and more necessary in the U.S. mainly because…

In 2001, the U.S. Latino population was 29.3 million, already over 10% of the total U.S. population, and still growing strong.

The Spanish Speaking People in the U.S. in 2001

By 2010, the U.S. Latino population is estimated to reach 42 million, and will become the largest minority group in the U.S.

By 2040, the U.S. Latino population will be 25% of the total population in the U.S. One in every four people in the U.S. will be Latino.

Latinos in the U.S. represented $477 billion in purchasing power in 2002. Over 50% of U.S. residents who speak a second language, speak Spanish; and 89% of Latinos in the U.S. speak Spanish.