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The Importance of the Spanish Language in Today's Economy updated Wed Feb 2 2011 5:54 pm EST

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There are more than 400 million people speaking Spanish nowadays. It is one of the most spoken languages in the world and one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The Hispanic community represents one of the fastest growing markets in the world, from which 100 million live in the United States. An increasing number of companies are paying closer attention to the Hispanic market since demand for products, documents, services and information in Spanish has shown a tremendous growth. In addition, the importance of the Hispanic population has clearly influenced politicians such as Barak Obama during the last election campaign. The strength of the Hispanic vote was evident.