However, it is still used in a few ways:
* Religious contexts: The Catholic Church uses Latin for some liturgical services and official documents.
* Academic contexts: Latin is still studied and used in some academic disciplines, particularly in law, medicine, and biology. Some scholarly works are written in Latin.
* Reconstructionist groups: There are small groups who are attempting to revive Latin as a living language.
Historically: Latin was the language of the Roman Empire and was spoken throughout its territories. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it evolved into various Romance languages, including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Romanian, and Catalan.
So, while Latin is not a spoken language in any country today, it remains important in certain contexts and serves as the foundation for many modern languages.