Home›Romance Languages›Official Status›Official LanguageBrowse ByOfficial LanguageOfficial status records whether a government or body has formally recognized a language. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "is the official language of 21 countries, as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations," a formal standing well beyond how widely it is merely spoken. This dimension separates languages with formal recognition from those spoken without any official status.FactsOfficial LanguageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested900 1Official LanguageFilter Results6 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllIndo-European (6)RegionAllAndorra, France, Italy, Spain (1)Latium (the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy) (1)Southeastern Europe (1)StatusAllLiturgical / Learned Use Only (1)Living (5)Speaker Count BandAll0.000000 (1)4100000.000000 (1)22000000.000000 (1)65000000.000000 (1)312000000.000000 (1)560000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllLatin Script (6)Old Italic Script (1)Period Start YearAll-75 (1)800 (1)842 (1)901 (1)1001 (1)1521 (1)Descends FromAllAcadian French (1)Andalusian Spanish (1)Belgian French (1)Cajun French (1)Canarian Spanish (1)Caribbean Spanish (1)Chilean Spanish (1)Colombian Spanish (1)Mexican Spanish (1)Neapolitan (1)Peruvian Spanish (1)Quebec French (1)Rioplatense Spanish (1)Sicilian (1)Swiss French (1)Venetian (1)Venezuelan Spanish (1)Language KindAllExtinct (1)Safe (4)Vulnerable (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6CatalanOfficial LanguageFrenchOfficial LanguageItalianOfficial LanguageLatinOfficial LanguageRomanianOfficial LanguageSpanishOfficial LanguageSources1. Wikipedia: Romance Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, total speakers sentenceQuote, Lead section, total speakers sentenceThere are more than 900 million native speakers of Romance languages found worldwide, mainly in the Americas, Europe, and parts of Africa.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.