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With 389 million native speakers and second-language speakers, Spanish is one of the most spoken languages on the planet. Around 80 million Spanish speakers live in Mexico, 39 million in Spain and 33 million in Columbia.

It is also the official language of many other countries: in Africa (including Equatorial Guinea), numerous North and Central American states (including Costa Rica, Cuba and Panama) and in South America (including Argentina, Chile and Columbia).

Its international importance means that Spanish is considered a world language. However, the language varies across regions, as can be seen with Latin American Spanish versus European Spanish, for instance.

In fact, Latin American Spanish can be subdivided even further, resulting in many differences in pronunciation and word use depending on the country. Because of this, the same word in Venezuela might have a very different meaning to the one it has in Paraguay, Chile, Argentina or Mexico. Not so bad if you’re on holiday, but potentially disastrous in a corporate announcement.