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The following is a list of the 20 countries where Spanish or Castillian is an official language:
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	Country	Population
1	Mexico	108,700,891
2	Colombia	45,600,000
3	Spain	45,116,894
4	Argentina	39,921,833
5	Venezuela	28,674,757
6	Peru	28,674,757
7	Chile	16,598,074
8	Ecuador	13,850,000
9	Guatemala	12,800,000
10	Cuba	11,382,820
11	Dominican Republic	9,183,984
12	Honduras	7,326,496
13	Bolivia	8,857,870
14	El Salvador	6,948,073
15	Nicaragua	5,603,000
16	Paraguay	6,158,000
17	Costa Rica	4,328,000
18	Uruguay	3,323,906
19	Panama	3,320,000
20	Equatorial Guinea	504,000

Spanish was removed as an official language of the Philippines until 1973 and was removed from being a compulsory subject in 1987. However, on 08 August 2007, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced that Spanish would be reinstated as an official language of the Philippines by January 2008, and asked help from the Spanish Government in her plan, which would include an official ceremony and reintroduce the Spanish as a required subject in the Philippine school system. La presidenta filipina pedirá ayuda a España para oficializar el español

	Country	Population
1	Philippines	87,857,473

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Nr.	Country	# Population	Status
1	Puerto Rico	3,944,259	A self governing unincorporated territory of the United States with Commonwealth status

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See also

★ List of countries where English is an official language

★ List of countries where French is an official language