Countries and Territories Where Spanish Is an Official Language

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Country / Region	Capital	Population	Area
Mexico	Mexico City	≈131.2 million	≈1.96 million km²
Colombia	Bogotá	≈53.4 million	≈1.14 million km²
Spain	Madrid	≈49.8 million	505,992 km²
Argentina	Buenos Aires	≈46.5 million	≈2.78 million km²
Peru	Lima	≈34.2 million	≈1.29 million km²
Venezuela	Caracas	≈28.6 million	916,445 km²
Chile	Santiago	≈20.2 million	756,102 km²
Guatemala	Guatemala City	≈18.4 million	108,889 km²
Ecuador	Quito	≈18.1 million	276,841 km²
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	≈11.5 million	48,671 km²
Bolivia	Sucre	≈11.4 million	≈1.10 million km²
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	≈10.2 million	112,492 km²
Cuba	Havana	≈9.4 million	109,884 km²
Nicaragua	Managua	≈6.9 million	130,373 km²
Paraguay	Asunción	≈6.1 million	406,752 km²
El Salvador	San Salvador	≈6.0 million	21,041 km²
Costa Rica	San José	≈5.2 million	51,100 km²
Panama	Panama City	≈4.1 million	75,417 km²
Uruguay	Montevideo	≈3.5 million	181,034 km²
Puerto Rico	San Juan	≈3.2 million	8,870 km²
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	≈1.8 million	28,051 km²
Western Sahara	El Aaiún	510,713	266,000 km²
Belize	Belmopan	418,982	22,966 km²
Guam	Hagåtña	153,836	549 km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.