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Map of Spanish speaking countries
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Argentina - 25th of May
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Republica Argentina
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007)
1,056,636 sq mi (2,736,690 sq km);
42,192,494 (growth rate: 1.0%)
Buenos Aires
Peso
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German,French
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), other non white groups 3%
Revolution Day, May 25
Bolivia - 6th of August
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República de Bolivia
Evo Morales (2006)
418,683 sq mi (1,084,389 sq km)
9,947,418 (growth rate: 1.7%)
Sucre
Bolivian boliviano
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Guaraní, Leco, Chiquitano, Puquina, Mòoré, Baure, Araona, Machiguenga, Tsimané, Kallawaya, Movi, Cayubaba, Yaminahua, Canichana, Chakobo, Itonama, Yuracaré, Ayoreo, Pacahuara, Uru, Sirionó, Reyesano, Yuqui, Guarayu, Tacana, Pauserna , Wichí Lhamtés Nocten , Cavineña, Tapieté , Toromono , Itene , Moxos.
Quechua 30%, mestizo 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
Independence Day, August 6
Chile - 18th of September
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República de Chile
Michelle Bachelet (2014)
289,112 sq mi (748,800 sq km)
17,067,396 (growth rate: 0.88
Santiago
Chilean Peso
Spanish
white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
Independence Day, September 18
Colombia - 20th of July
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República de Colombia
Juan Manuel Santos (2010)
401,042 sq mi (1,038,699 sq km)
45,239,079 (growth rate: 1.13%)
Santa fé de Bogotá
Colombian Peso
Spanish
mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Independence Day, July 20
Costa Rica - 15th of September
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República de Costa Rica
Luis Guillermo Solís (2014)
19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km)
4,636,348 (growth rate: 1.29%)
San José
Colón
Spanish (official), English
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
Independence Day, September 15
Dominican Republic - 27th February
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República Dominicana
Danilo Medina (August 2012)
18,680 sq mi (48,381 sq km)
10,088,598 (growth rate: 1.31%)
Santo Domingo
Dominican Peso
Spanish
white 16%, black 11%, mixed 73%
Independence Day, February 27
Ecuador - 10th of August
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República del Ecuador
Rafael Correa (2007)
106,888 sq mi (276,840 sq km)
15,223,680 (growth rate: 1.42%)
Quito
U.S. dollar
Spanish (official), Quechua, other Amerindian languages
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Independence Day, August 10
El Salvador - 15th of September
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República de El Salvador
Salvador Sánchez Cerén (2014)
8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km)
6,052,064 (growth rate: 0.3%)
San Salvador, 1,791,700 (metro. area)
Colón; U.S. dollar
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Independence Day, September 15
Guatemala - 15th of September
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República de Guatemala
Otto Pérez Molina (2012)
41,865 sq mi (108,430 sq km)
14,373,472 (growth rate: 1.91%)
Guatemala City
Quetzal
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
mestizo (Ladino)—mixed Amerindian-Spanish ancestry and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%,Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001)
Independence Day, September 15
Mexico - 16th of September
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República de Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto (2012)
742,485 sq mi (1,923,039 sq km)
112,468,855 (growth rate: 1.1)
Mexico City
Mexican peso
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Independence Day, September 16
Nicaragua - 15th of September
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República de Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega (20007)
46,430 sq mi (120,254 sq km)
5,995,928 (growth rate: 1.7)
Managua
Gold Cordoba
Spanish 98% (official); English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast (1995)
mestizo 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Independence Day, September 15
Panama - November
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República de Panamá
Juan Carlos Varela (2014)
29,340 sq mi (75,991 sq km)
3,510,045 (growth rate: 1.41%)
Panama City
balboa; U.S. dollar
Spanish (official), English 14%, many bilingual
mestizo 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Indian 6%
November is the month when Panamanians celebrate important moments of their history. To honour these days, the country get dressed in red, white and blue.
3rd of November – Independence from Colombia
28th of November – Independence from Spain
Paraguay - 14th & 15th May
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República del Paraguay
Horacio Cartes (2013)
153,398 sq mi (397,301 sq km
6,541,591 (growth rate: 1.256%);
Asunción
Guaraní
Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
mestizo 95%
Paraguayans set aside two days to celebrate their Independence from Spain, May 14 and 15
Peru - 28th of July
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República del Perú
Ollanta Humala (2011)
494,208 sq mi (1,279,999 sq km)
29,549,517 (growth rate: 1.02%)
Lima
Nuevo sol (1991)
Spanish, Quéchua (both official); Aymara; many minor Amazonian languages
Amerindian 45%, mestizo 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Independence Day, July 28
Puerto Rico
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Luis Fortuño (2009)
3,459 sq mi (8,959 sq km)
3,998,905 (growth rate: 0.24%)
San Juan, 2,478,905
U.S. dollar
Spanish and English (both official)
white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8% Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 0.9%
Spain - 12th of October
Reino de España
King Felipe VI (2014)
Mariano Rajoy (2011)
192,819 sq mi (499,401 sq km)
47,042,984 (growth rate: 0.654%)
Madrid
Euro (formerly peseta)
Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Dia de la Hispanidad, October 12
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Uruguay - 25th of August
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República Oriental del Uruguay
José Mujica (2010)
67,035 sq mi (173,621 sq km)
3,316,328 (growth rate: 0.24%)
Montevideo
Uruguay peso
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%
Independence Day, August 25
Venezuela - 5th of July
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República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro (2013)
340,560 sq mi (882,050 sq km)
28,047,938 (growth rate: 1.468%);
Caracas,
Bolivar
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Independence Day, July 5