Romance-speaking world


The Romance-speaking world, romanophone, neolatin world, or Latin-speaking world, is the part of the world where Romance languages are either official, co-official, or significantly used, comprising the Latin Europe, Latin America, as well as parts of North America and Romance-speaking Africa and Romance-speaking Asia.
It includes, for example, the Spanish-, Portuguese-, French-, Italian-, Romanian- and Catalan-speaking communities.

Area, population and GDP of the Romance-speaking world

Spanish-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
12,780,40043,024,374540,200
21,964,375120,286,6551,283,000
31,285,21630,147,935202,900
41,138,91446,245,297384,900
51,098,58110,631,48634,430
6916,44528,868,486205,800
7756,10217,363,894256,000
8505,37047,737,9411,407,000
9406,7526,703,86029,700
10283,56115,654,411100,800
11266,000100,000 or 502,585
12176,2153,332,97255,140
13130,3705,848,64111,710
14112,0908,598,56119,510
15110,86011,047,25177,150
16108,88914,647,08360,420
1775,4203,608,43143,780
1851,1004,755,23448,140
1948,67010,349,74164,080
2028,051722,25414,310
2121,0416,125,51225,310
2213,7903,620,89761,460
Total12,278,212439,320,9164,925,740

Portuguese-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
18,515,770202,656,7882,353,000
21,246,70019,088,106128,600
3799,38024,692,14416,680
492,09010,813,834230,000
536,1251,693,3981,024
628,051722,25414,310
714,8741,201,5424,478
84,033538,5351,899
9964190,428341
10115667,400
Total10,709,043260,874,7752,736,022

French-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
19,984,67035,099,8361,573,000
22,344,85879,375,13639,060
31,284,00011,631,45611,690
41,267,00018,045,7297,119
51,240,19216,955,53610,950
6643,80166,553,7662,423,000
7622,9845,391,5391,624
8587,04123,812,6819,514
9475,44023,739,21828,520
10342,0004,755,0978,871
11322,46323,295,30231,270
12267,6671,705,33613,800
13274,20018,931,68611,320
14245,85711,780,1626,733
15196,72213,975,83413,990
16112,62210,448,6477,701
1756,7857,552,3184,152
1841,2778,121,830677,000
1930,52811,323,973458,700
2028,051722,25414,310
2127,83010,742,2762,970
2227,75010,110,0198,797
2326,33812,661,7338,468
2423,200828,3241,743
2518,575224,82411,100
2612,189272,264771
274,167282,7037,150
282,586570,25257,930
292,235780,971589
302,0401,265,577
3145592,4301,375
322425,6572,153
3314215,613188
3411697,2945,771
35551400
365429,3765,615
37247,237179
38230,5356,063
Total20,486,067429,246,7305,451,885

Italian-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
1301,34061,855,1201,819,000
241,2778,121,830677,000
36133,0201,543
40.44842No data
Total342,67870,010,8122,497,543

Romanian-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
1238,39121,666,350177,600
233,8513,546,8476,300
Total272,24225,213,197183,900

Catalan-speaking countries

CountryArea, km²Population GDP, millions of US$
1505,3706,125,51225,310
2301,34061,855,1201,819,000
346885,5804,800

Total Romance-speaking world