How many countries around the world that speak spanish?

It's not accurate to say a country "speaks" Spanish. Instead, we talk about countries where Spanish is an official language.

There are 20 countries in the world where Spanish is an official language.

Here they are:

* South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

* Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

* North America: Mexico

* Europe: Spain

* Africa: Equatorial Guinea

* Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (US territory)