Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 500 million native speakers. While Spanish originated in Spain, today, the area with the most native speakers of Spanish is Central and South America; namely Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
There are also large Spanish-speaking communities in numerous other countries, including in the United States, Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines. Spanish is a vital global language and is used as a lingua franca (language of communication) in many multinational organisations like the European Union, United Nations, Union of South American Nations, Community of Latin American States and African Union. This makes Spanish one of the most important languages for businesses and organisations looking to reach a global audience.
At Business Language Services, Spanish has been one of our core specialisms throughout our 30-year history, so we have a wealth of expertise providing translation, interpreting and many other language services involving Spanish.