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Official Name
Kingdom of Spain
Population Full

47,100,000 (2019 census)

General Remarks
Under the 1978 constitution all Spanish provinces organized themselves into 19 autonomous communities, including the northwest African cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Only those communities have the constitutional authority to designate official regional languages alongside Spanish. Spain continues to have a political association with the Canary Islands
Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
98% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1969), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2006), ECRML (2001), FCPNM (1995), ICCPR (1977), ILOCITP (2007), UNCRPD (2007), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Agard 1984, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
120,000–2,384,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Spain is 20. All are living languages. Of these, 15 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 6 are institutional, 5 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 7 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 46 unestablished languages.