List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language

[1][2] In these countries and territories, Spanish serves as the predominant language of communication for the vast majority of the population.

Notes: Though not an official language at the national level, Spanish is regularly spoken by significant populations throughout these countries.

Spanish is not the official language of Andorra but holds a special status in some fields, namely in education and business.

It is the second-most spoken language in the country, with nearly half of the population conversant in Spanish, rivaling the official Catalan in both native and total speaker numbers.

[29] Spanish has also emerged as the lingua franca between various linguistic groups and in the commercial sector, which has triggered government efforts to promote the more general and universal use of Catalan.

Recent trends since the 2000s have found, however, that Spanish proficiency and usage among younger generations is declining as members of these groups tend to use English exclusively.

156, dated 15 March 1973 and Spanish remained official until 1987, when it was re-designated as a voluntary and optional auxiliary language.

[49][50] While Spanish is designated as an optional government language in the Philippines, its usage is very limited and not present in everyday life.

[55][56] Chamorro is an Austronesian language with many Spanish loanwords; some scholars have considered it a creole, but the most authoritative sources deny this.

[57] Judeo-Spanish (sometimes known as Ladino or other names) is a language derived from medieval Spanish; it is still spoken by some Sephardi Jews, mainly in Israel.