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French appeared first before Spanish as OAS official languag
This is the order of the name of the organization in four languages.
Organization of American States Organisation des États Américains Organização dos Estados Americanos Organización de los Estados Americanos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States
That is a nonsense!
You perhaps don't know the alphabetical order. I explain you: first E English, second F French, third P Portuguese and finally S Spanish. But the most important is the number of speakers in the Americas: English- some 330 million French- some 7-9 million and in decline Portuguese- some 195 million Spanish- some 400 million
In Western Hemisphere Spanish is official in:
1. Canada (Spain) 2. Haiti (Spain) 3. French Guiana 4. Martinique 5. Guadeloupe 6. Louisiana 7. Entre Rios Argentina 8. Organization of American States It is spoken by minorities in: 1. Colombia 2. Chile 3. Mexico 4. Argentina 5. Dajabon area (Dominican Republic). It is the area controlled by the"Front pour l'Avancement et le Progrès Haitien" |