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Kingdom of Spain
Spain
Summary
Spain is a country in Europe that is home to 47,385,000 people. It is also home to 15 living indigenous languages. One of these, Spanish, is the official language of the country. Others—Basque, Catalan, and Galician—are official languages in parts of the country. Spain was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 5 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 6 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Indo-European (9) Sign language (3) Afro-Asiatic (1) Language isolate (1) Mixed language (1) Unclassified (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Spain has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.