About 352 million people in seven continents use it, mainly in Latin American countries. Many Spanish speakers refer to their language as Spanish, while many people who speak other dialects refer to Spanish as castellano. On the other hand, people in Latin American countries prefer the word castellano because Spanish sounds more like a country than a language. Spanish in English is Spanish, which is the English translation of Espanol. But in any case, this language comes from a dialect used in Castilla, Spain.
Spanish is the official language of the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union. Countries that used Spanish as the official language in the 2nd/kloc-0th century included Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Andorra, Belize, Canada, Gibraltar, Israel, Morocco, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and Western Sahara also speak Spanish. There are many different Spanish dialects in Spain and Spain America. The pronunciation of Castilla dialect in northern Spain is usually considered as the standard pronunciation of Spanish. In America, the first Spaniards brought their localism. Today, it can still be found that there are obviously different dialect accents in different parts of the United States.
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Santander Spanish International Bank (also known as Santander Bank) is a world-renowned multi-functional bank, ranking ninth in the world and second in the euro zone. In 2009, Fortune ranked 35th among the top 500 companies in the world. )
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Repsol ypf Repsol -YPF is a world-class oil-gas chemical integration company (Repsol -YPF is a world-class oil-gas chemical integration company, ranking eighth in the world). The company was formed by the merger of Repsol of Spain and YPF of Argentina. Mainly engaged in oil and natural gas exploration and production, refining and sales, as well as chemical products and natural gas production and sales. In addition, the company is also engaged in certain power generation business. In 2009, Fortune Global 500 ranked 76th. )
BBVA is an international comprehensive commercial bank headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with total assets of about 390 billion euros by the end of 2005. Among the commercial banks in the euro zone, BBVA ranks eighth by market value, and its return on equity (ROE) in 2005 was as high as 37%. BBVA was once rated as "the best retail bank in Europe". On June 22nd, 2006, 65438+, BBVA announced its shareholding in CITIC Bank and CITIC Guo Jin on its website. According to the announcement, BBVA will spend 989 million euros to acquire the shares of CITIC Bank and CITIC Guo Jin under CITIC Group respectively. In 2009, Fortune Global 500 ranked 1 13.
Endesa is the fourth largest power company in Europe, the largest power company in Spain and the largest private multinational power company in Latin America. Its business scope covers 1 1 countries on three continents, with large power plants in Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Peru and related businesses in Brazil, Italy, France and Portugal. In 2008, Fortune Global 500 ranked 258th.
Actividades de constructions es y Servicios is the largest construction group in Spain. Grupo ACS is currently one of the top 30 construction contracting companies in the world, and it is already one of the top pillar enterprises in Spain. The company has 654.38 million+employees and branches in 70 countries around the world, with an annual turnover of 4.5 billion euros. In 2008, Fortune Global 500 ranked 270.
Spanish oil company CEPSA (Compania Espanola de Petroleos SA), founded in 1929, is the largest oil company in Spain, the leading brand of lubricating oil and one of the three largest lubricating oil manufacturers in Europe. CEPSA Group concentrates on important resources and has long been committed to the exploration and exploitation of crude oil in Spain and Algeria. It is the leader of Spanish industrial and trading groups. In 2008, Fortune Global 500 ranked 3 13.
Gao Legao is a famous Spanish brand, a representative of food giants and a pioneer of transnational food. In the early days of China's reform and opening-up, Gao Legao became one of the first famous foreign brands to enter the China market, and has always maintained a leading position in the market.
I still remember the advertising slogan: Gao Legao, great.
SEAT is the largest automobile company in Spain, founded in Barcelona, 1950. Now it belongs to a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG in Germany.
At the beginning of its establishment, SEAT Automobile Company mainly produced the models of Italian Fiat Automobile Company, and its market share in Spain reached 60%. By the 1970s, its market share had dropped to 33%, resulting in serious losses. 1983, Volkswagen Germany purchased most of the shares of SEAT, and jointly operated SEAT with another joint venture, the Spanish government, making SEAT a subsidiary of Volkswagen. Seat was once owned by Volkswagen and supported by public funds and technology. It uses Volkswagen parts, and the chassis, steering and suspension systems of some models are all designed by Volkswagen. Business is improving day by day. By the early 1990s, the annual output of SEAT had reached more than 360,000 vehicles, making it the most profitable automobile company in Spain.
At present, SEAT is dominated by small and medium-sized cars. Well-known brands of cars include Cordoba and Ibiza. Among them, the Có rdoba sedan is no stranger to Chinese people, and FAW-Volkswagen's "CityGolf" model is imported from Có rdoba.
Other big companies, such as Spanish MAPFRE Insurance Group, simon electric, SEAT, etc. There are quite a few, so I won't list them one by one.
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