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Countries

Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community

Total No. Of Countries

466
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National Language

Spain
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain

Second Language

Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Spain

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe

Minority Language

Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain

Regulated By

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.

Similar To

French Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Spanish vs Catalan Countries

Comparing Spanish vs Catalan countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Spanish and Catalan languages.

  • Spanish Speaking Countries: Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara.
  • Catalan Speaking Countries: Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community.

So we find that, total number of countries where Spanish is official language is 46 whereas total number of countries where Catalan is official language is 6

Find if Spanish and Catalan are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Spanish and Catalan speaking countries will give you the presence of Spanish and Catalan languages in different countries. Along with Spanish vs Catalan countries, you can also compare Spanish vs Catalan.

Spanish and Catalan as Minority Language

In Spanish and Catalan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Spanish and Catalan as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
  • Catalan as minority language: Aragon, France, Italy, Spain.

If you want to compare Spanish and Catalan dialects, then you can go to Spanish vs Catalan Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Spanish and Catalan Regulators

Spanish and Catalan speaking countries provide you Spanish and Catalan regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Catalan is regulated by Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Spanish and Catalan Language History.

Spanish and Catalan Continents

Thinking about Spanish and Catalan continents in which Spanish and Catalan speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Spanish and Catalan. Most of the Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Catalan speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Spanish and Catalan languages:

Spanish Interesting Facts:

  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

Catalan Interesting Facts:

  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.

The Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language and derived from Latin.