Spanish Speaking Countries

In how many countries do the people speak Spanish?

Mexico

• North America

• Capital:

•Interesting fact: The Christmas season in Mexico lasts from December 9th- February 2nd.

Mexico City(La Ciudad de México)

Guatemala

Guatemala

Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Once home to the ancient Mayan civilization.

Guatamala City (La Ciudad de Guatemala

Honduras

Honduras Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: The Honduran flag has three stripes. In the middle stripe there are five stars that represent the five states of the Central American Union. The star in the middle represents Honduras because it is at the grographic center of these five states.

Tegucigalpa

El Salvador

El Salvador

Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: It is known as “The Land of the Volcanoes” because there are more than 20 volcanoes in the territory.

San Salvador

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Nicaragua’s baseball team took 2nd in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Managua

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Costa Ricans often refer to themselves as Ticos (males) or Ticas (females).

San José

Panamá

Panamá

Central America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Panama was the first Latin American country to adopt the U.S. currency as its own.

Panama City (La Ciudad de Panamá

Venezuela

Venezuela

South America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Baseball is more popular than soccer in this country. The national soccer team is only about 15 years old.

Caracas

Colombia

Colombia

South America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Origin of famous author Gabriel García Márquez. What did he write?

Bogotá

Ecuador

Ecuador

South America

Captial:

Interesting Fact: In Ecuador, there is an exhibit that sits on the equator. There you can see water flush straight down and can balance an egg on a nail.

Quito

Perú

Perú

South America

Capital:

Interesting fact: Machu Picchu is the home to many Incan ruins.

Lima

Bolivia

Bolivia

South America

Capital:

Interesting Fact: The largest deposit of salt on the planet is found in Bolivia. (Uyuni salt beds)

La Paz

Uyuni Salt Beds

Paraguay

Paraguay

South America

Capital:

Interesting fact: There are more than 275 individual cascades within the Iguacu Falls, which spans the River Iguacu

Asunción

Uruguay

Uruguay

South America

Capital:

Interesting Fact: The people have the longest life expectancy rate in South America (75 years).

Montevideo

Chile

Chile

South America

Capital:

Interesting Fact: There are 80 airports in Chile with paved runways and 277 airports with unpaved runways.

Santiago

Argentina

Argentina

South America

Capital:

Interesting Fact: Argentina was one of the first countries in the world to have radio. The first broadcast was made in August 1920, and only 20 people had a receiver.

Buenos Aires

Cuba

Caribbean

Capital:

Interesting Fact: Christmas did not become an official holiday until 1997 in preparation for a visit from the Pope.

Havana

La República Dominicana

Caribbean

Capital:

Interesting Fact: This is where the “Merengue” style of music originated.

Santo Domingo

Puerto Rico

Caribbean

Capital:

Interesting Fact: “El Yunque” is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest system.

San Juan

Spain

Europe

Capital:

Interesting fact: Spain is the home of the tailless monkey, the macaque, which is the only type of wild monkey that lives in Europe.

Madrid

Guinea Ecuatorial

Africa

Capital:

Interesting Fact: This country has the highest adult literacy rate of the entire sub-Saharan Africa

Malabo