If you are interested in translations involving Spanish, we hope these notes will help you choose your target audience. Spanish is the native language of 332 million people. It is the national language of Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Spanish is a Romance language.
Regional variations are considerable from country to country.
All of the regional dialects are derived from Castilian but outside of Spain indigenous languages, history and geography have heavily influenced the dialect spoken in each region and therefore the Spanish language is constantly evolving independently in the different countries where it is spoken. As a consequence there are distinct variations in the most effective language for the different target audiences in Spain, Mexico, and South and Central American countries. Mexican Spanish has been heavily influenced by the country's proximity to the United States and has adopted many English words. Due to the demographics of the state there are three main constituents that make up the Spanish speaking population. There are immigrants from Mexico, immigrants from South and Central America, and locally born Spanish speakers.