Cuba

Dominican Republic

Caribbean

Spain

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

None

Mexico

North America

Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows the countries where Spanish is an official or de facto language. These countries are highlighted in light orange and include Spain, Central America, and the western region of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Chile).

Countries where Spanish is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

Countries

World

Ethnologue

Spanish as Official or de facto Language

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Florida

Rhode Island

Washington

Wyoming

Nunavut

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

New Mexico

Wisconsin

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

Michigan

Alberta

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

New York

Québec

Ontario

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

A map shows ecological regions in North America with Level-2 regions marked by black dots. Regions include Taiga and Alaska Boreal Interior in the northwest; Temperate Prairies and others in the Great Plains; and regions in Mexico like Sierra Los Tuxtlas.

Level 2 Ecological Regions of North America. There are more than 50 such regions, which are areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.

Ecological Regions: Level 2 Labels

District of Columbia

Idaho

Kentucky

Virginia

Missouri

Louisiana

Kansas

South Carolina

Connecticut

Georgia

Maryland

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ohio

Impact of the 2008–2009 recession in the U.S. with dots indicating performance levels. Darkest blue (strongest) in Washington, D.C., dark blue (second strongest) in Denver, medium blue (moderate) in Chicago, and lightest blue (weakest) in Miami.

Impact of the 2008–2009 economic recession on selected metropolitan areas of the United States

Performance during 2008–2009 Recession

nature

Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

Spanish as Official or de facto Language	Ecological Regions: Level 2 Labels	Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)
Value	Ecological Regions: Level 2 Labels	Strongest	Second strongest	Middle	Second weakest	Weakest





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