Lists of countries and territories by official language (original) (raw)

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This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.

Other official languages

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Country Region Population Status
India Asia 1,367,703,110[1] Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.
Pakistan Asia 220,892,331[2] Urdu is co-official with English.
South Africa Africa 59,622,350[3] More than 436,000 Hindi speakers.[4] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages.
Fiji Oceania 889,327[5] Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian.
Total 1,649,107,118

Italian Linguasphere.Legend

Native language

Administrative language

Secondary language or non-official.

Italophone minorities

Country Region Population Status
Italy Europe 60,198,633[6] Official language
Switzerland Europe 8,619,259[7] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh
Croatia Europe 208,055 Istria County
Slovenia Europe 93,089 Slovene Istria
San Marino Europe 33,607[8] Official language
Vatican City Europe 825[9] Co-official language with Latin
Total 69,153,468

Malay Linguasphere.

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language

East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language

Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken

Country Region Population Primary Language? Notes
Brunei Asia 417,200[10] Yes
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania 596[11] Yes (along with English) Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory.
Indonesia Asia 237,424,363[12] Yes (as an Indonesian language) Malay language in Indonesia is considered a regional language (bahasa daerah), on part with regional languages spoken in the regions of Sumatra and Kalimantan
Malaysia Asia 30,018,242[13] Yes
Singapore Asia 5,469,700[14] Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil)
Total 273,330,101

Global spread of Portuguese:

Native language and official

Official and administrative language

Country Region Population[15][16] More information
Brazil South America 217,637,297[17] Brazilian Portuguese
Mozambique Africa 21,669,278[18] Mozambican Portuguese
Angola Africa 18,498,000[19] Angolan Portuguese
Portugal Europe 10,318,000[20] European Portuguese
Equatorial Guinea Africa 1,795,834[21]
East Timor Asia 1,245,000[22] East Timorese Portuguese
Guinea-Bissau Africa 1,110,000[23] Guinean Portuguese
Macau Asia 641,000[24] Macanese Portuguese
Cape Verde Africa 499,000[25] Cape Verdean Portuguese
Sao Tome and Principe Africa 212,679[26] Sao Tomean Portuguese
Total 273,626,088
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  3. ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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  5. ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "ISTAT - Demography, Statistics, Demographic Balance, Resident Population". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ UN Communication Group in Eswatini (2 August 2017). "Swaziland successfully undertakes first digital census". United Nations in Eswatini. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "San Marino - Population - Upeceds". www.statistica.sm. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Population" (in Italian). Vatican City State. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "National Statistics". depd.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Cocos (Keeling) Islands People 2020, CIA World Factbook". theodora.com.
  12. ^ "Population Projection by Province, 2010–2035". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Malaysia Population Clock". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Statistics Singapore - Latest Data - Population (Mid-Year Estimates)". Statistics Singapore. June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  15. ^ "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  16. ^ "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. ^ Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  18. ^ Mozambique does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  19. ^ Angola does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  20. ^ The main language of Portuguese Communitities.
  21. ^ (co-official with Spanish and French)
  22. ^ co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)
  23. ^ Guinea-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  24. ^ Co-official with Cantonese.
  25. ^ Cape Verde does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  26. ^ Sao Tome and Principe does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.