A Romance Language is a language that developed from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. Two examples of Romance Languages are ITALIAN and Catalan. ITALIAN is a Romance Language spoken by over 60 million people in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City, and parts of Croatia, Slovenia, and Malta. Catalan is a Romance Language spoken by over 9 million people in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and parts of France, Andorra, and Italy.