Spanish and Spanish translations are both spoken and read by approximately 400 million people. While the largest population of native Spanish speakers are located in Spain, Mexico and the United States, Spanish is also an official language of the following countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El_Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Spanish is written using Latin script, a member of the Indo-European language family and is read from left to right. When authoring a document in English for translation from English into Spanish, an expansion rate of approximately 15-25% can be anticipated. When spoken in multiple countries, the “Target Market” determines the appropriate translation.
While the actual number of native-speakers and total speakers may vary according to the source, it is widely held that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.
The standard of measurement is Metric and the ISO codes for Spanish are ES & SPA.
One of the most popular daily newspapers in Spanish is the El País.
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Spanish is the Official Language (or an Official Language) of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. |
| Approximate Number of Global Speakers: | 400 million |
| Writing System: | Latin Script |
| Language Family: | Indo-European |
| Text read from: | Left to Right |
| Expansion/Reduction Rate from English into Spanish: | +15-20% Expansion |
| Desktop Publishing considerations: | Text expansion, diacritics |
| ISO Codes: | 639-1: ES 639-2: SPA 639-3: SPA |
| Translation Considerations: | When spoken in multiple countries and/or regions; “Target Market” determines appropriate translation, bilingualization of terms acronyms and 800 numbers, etc. |
| System of Measurement: | Metric System |
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