Question: the following country has largest spanish speaking population
Answer: Country / Territory Status Population ( 2014 ) Regulatory body More information Mexico De facto 120,286,655 Academia Mexicana de la Lengua Mexican Spanish Colombia De jure 48,400,388 Academia Colombiana de la Lengua Colombian Spanish Spain De jure 47,737,941 Real Academia Española Peninsular Spanish Argentina De facto 43,024,374 Academia Argentina de Letras Rioplatense Spanish Peru De jure 30,147,935 Academia Peruana de la Lengua Peruvian Coast Spanish Venezuela De jure 28,868,486 Academia Venezolana de la Lengua Venezuelan Spanish Chile De facto 17,363,894 Academia Chilena de la Lengua Chile