En el nombre de Allah, el Misericordioso, el Compasivo
Las alabanzas a Allah, Señor de los mundos. Rey del Día de la Retribución. Sólo a Ti te adoramos, sólo en Ti buscamos ayuda. Guíanos por el camino recto, el camino de los que has favorecido, no el de los que son motivo de ira ni el de los extraviados.
(Traducción del Noble Corán, La Sura que abre (El “libro”) |
As a language spoken by four hundred million people, Spanish has become the fourth most spoken language in the world after Chinese, English and Urdu. It is the mother tongue of Spain, and of more than twenty countries in South and Central America including; Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, El Salvador, Cuba, Chile, and Ecuador i.e., all South American countries excluding Brazil. It is also the language of Guinea in Africa, as well as of a large minority of thirteen million people in the United States of America. Considering the historical and cultural ties between Spain and the Arab world, the Spanish language has a special importance to Arab learners. Moreover, Spain has strong political, economic, and educational relations with the Arab world including Saudi Arabia. An Islamic center has been lately established in Madrid, Spain, and it is supposed to spread Islam in this country that used to be Muslim for about eight centuries in the past.
Países de habla hispana y población
PAÍS POBLACIÓN DE HABLA HISPANA
1. ESPAÑA 39.500.000
2. ESTADOS UNIDOS 22.500.000
3. GUINEA ECUATORIAL 300.000
4. FILIPINAS 2.900.000
5. GUATEMALA 9.200.000
6. EL SALVADOR 5.200.000
7. HONDURAS 4.500.000
8. NICARAGUA 3.100.000
9. COSTA RICA 3.100.000
10. ECUADOR 10.000.000
11. PERÚ 22.000.000
12. MÉXICO 80.000.000
13. CUBA 10.800.000
14. REPUBLICA DOMINICANA 7.300.000
15. PUERTO RICO 3.500.000
16. PANAMÁ 2.100.000
17. VENEZUELA 18.000.000
18. COLOMBIA 33.600.000
19. BOLIVIA 6.900.000
20. PARAGUAY 4.500.000
21. ARGENTINA 32.500.000
22. CHILE 13.600.000
23. URUGUAY 3.150.000