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After Chinese and English, Spanish is the third
most spoken language in the world today. It is the official
language of 21 countries and the second language in many more,
such as the U.S.A. In countries like Japan and Brasil, the study
of Spanish as a foreign language has been growing at a very fast
pace indeed in recent years. Around 400 million people
speak Spanish worldwide and the number continues to grow.
The use of Spanish is also growing in the business world. As the
Spanish and South American economies continue to grow and
develop, along with the Hispanic market in the United States,
interest in Spanish and Hispanic is also increasing.
Spanish is the second most used language in
international communication, and it is an official language of
the United Nations, the European Union, Mercosur and many other
important organizations. |