Variables: Official and National Language(s) (LANG)1
NATION |
REGION |
LANG1 [X] |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | South-Central Asia | Dari Persian, Pashto (both official) |
| Akrotiri | Western Asia | English, Greek |
| Albania | Southern Europe | Albanian (official) |
| Algeria | Northern Africa | Arabic, Tamazight (both official); French |
| American Samoa | Polynesia | English, Samoan |
| Andorra | Southern Europe | Catalan (official) |
| Angola | Middle Africa | Portuguese (official); many Bantu languages |
| Anguilla | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Antarctica | Antarctica | [no indigenous inhabitants] |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | English (official); Antiguan Creole |
| Argentina | South America | Spanish (official) |
| Armenia | Western Asia | Armenian (official) |
| Aruba | Caribbean | Papiamento, Dutch (both official) |
| Australia | Australia/New Zealand | English |
| Austria | Western Europe | German (official) |
| Azerbaijan | Western Asia | Azerbaijani |
| Bahamas, The | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Bahrain | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Bangladesh | South-Central Asia | Bangla (aka Bengali) (official) |
| Barbados | Caribbean | English (official); Bajan |
| Belarus | Eastern Europe | Russian, Belarusian (both official) |
| Belgium | Western Europe | Flemish, French, German (all official) |
| Belize | Central America | English (official) |
| Benin | Western Africa | French (official); Fon, Yoruba |
| Bermuda | Northern America | English (official) |
| Bhutan | South-Central Asia | Dzongkha Tibetan (official) |
| Bolivia | South America | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani (all official); 33 others with official designation |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | Bosnia, Serbian, Croatian (all official) |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | English (official); Setswana |
| Bougainville | Melanesia | Tok Pisin, English, Hari Motu (all official) |
| Brazil | South America | Portuguese (official) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Eastern Africa | [no indigenous inhabitants] |
| British Virgin Islands | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Brunei | South-Eastern Asia | Malay (official) |
| Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | Bulgarian (official) |
| Burkina Faso | Western Africa | French (official); many Sudanic languages |
| Burma (Myanmar) | South-Eastern Asia | Burmese (official) |
| Burundi | Eastern Africa | Kirundi, French (both official) |
| Cambodia | South-Eastern Asia | Khmer (official) |
| Cameroon | Middle Africa | English, French (both official); many African languages |
| Canada | Northern America | English, French (both official) |
| Cape Verde | Western Africa | Portuguese (official); Crioulo |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Caribbean | Dutch (official nationwide); Papiamento (official in selected regions) |
| Cayman Islands | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Central African Republic | Middle Africa | French (official); Sangho (national) |
| Chad | Middle Africa | French, Arabic (both official); Sara |
| Channel Islands | Northern Europe | English (official in Jersey); French |
| Chile | South America | Spanish (official) |
| China | Eastern Asia | Mandarin Chinese (official nationwide); Zhuang, Yue, Mongolian, Uighur, Kyrgyz, Tibetan (each official in selected regions) |
| China-Tibet | Eastern Asia | Tibetan, Mandarin Chinese (both official) |
| Christmas Island | Australia/New Zealand | English (official) [but no indigenous population] |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia/New Zealand | Malay, English |
| Colombia | South America | Spanish (official) |
| Comoros | Eastern Africa | Arabic, French, Comorian (all official) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Middle Africa | French (official); Lingala, other Bantu languages |
| Congo, Republic of the | Middle Africa | French (official); Lingala, Monokutubu, Kikongo, other Bantu languages |
| Cook Islands | Polynesia | English, Rarotongan (both official) |
| Costa Rica | Central America | Spanish (official) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Western Africa | French (official); Dioula and other African languages |
| Croatia | Southern Europe | Croatian (official) |
| Cuba | Caribbean | Spanish (official) |
| Curacao | Caribbean | Papiamento, Dutch, English (all official) |
| Cyprus | Western Asia | Greek, Turkish (both official) |
| Czech Republic | Eastern Europe | Czech (official) |
| Denmark | Northern Europe | Danish |
| Dhekelia | Western Asia | English, Greek |
| Djibouti | Eastern Africa | French, Arabic (both official); Somali |
| Dominica | Caribbean | English (official); French |
| Dominican Republic | Caribbean | Spanish (official) |
| Ecuador | South America | Spanish (official); Quechua, Shuar and other indigenous languages (varying subofficial statuses) |
| Egypt | Northern Africa | Arabic (official) |
| El Salvador | Central America | Spanish (official) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Middle Africa | Spanish, French (both official); Fang, Bubi |
| Eritrea | Eastern Africa | Tigrinya, Arabic, English (all official); other Ethiopic languages |
| Estonia | Northern Europe | Estonian (official); Russian |
| Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | Amharic (official nationwide); Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, Afar (each official in selected regions); other Ethiopic languages |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | South America | English, Spanish |
| Faroe Islands | Northern Europe | Faroese |
| Fiji | Melanesia | English, Fijian (official); Hindustani |
| Finland | Northern Europe | Finnish, Swedish (both official) |
| France | Western Europe | French (official) |
| French Guiana | South America | French (official) |
| French Polynesia | Polynesia | French, Polynesian (both official) |
| Gabon | Middle Africa | French (official); Fang, other Bantu languages |
| Gambia, The | Western Africa | English (official); Mandinka, Wolof, Fula |
| Georgia | Western Asia | Georgian (official) |
| Germany | Western Europe | German (official) |
| Ghana | Western Africa | English (official); Asante, Ewe, Fante, many other African languages |
| Gibraltar | Southern Europe | English (official) |
| Greece | Southern Europe | Greek (official) |
| Greenland | Northern America | Greenlandic, Danish (both official) |
| Grenada | Caribbean | English (official); French |
| Guadeloupe | Caribbean | French (official) |
| Guam | Micronesia (region) | English, Filipino, Chamorro, other Pacific Island languages |
| Guatemala | Central America | Spanish (official); several indigenous languages |
| Guernsey | Northern Europe | English, French |
| Guinea | Western Africa | French (official); Fulani, Malinke, Susa, other African languages |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | Portuguese (official); Crioulo, Pular, Mandingo |
| Guyana | South America | English (official); Guyanese Creole |
| Haiti | Caribbean | French, (Haitian) Creole (both official) |
| Honduras | Central America | Spanish (official); several indigenous languages |
| Hong Kong | Eastern Asia | Cantonese, English, Mandarin Chinese (all official) |
| Hungary | Eastern Europe | Hungarian (official) |
| Iceland | Northern Europe | Icelandic |
| India | South-Central Asia | Hindu and 14 other Indian languages (all official); English (subsidiary official) |
| Indonesia | South-Eastern Asia | Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia) (official); Javanese and other indigenous languages |
| Iran | South-Central Asia | Farsi (Persian) (official) |
| Iraq | Western Asia | Arabic, Kurdish (both official nationwide); Turkmen, Syriac, Armenian (each official in selected regions) |
| Ireland | Northern Europe | English, Irish Gaelic (both officie) |
| Isle of Man | Northern Europe | English, Manx Gaelic |
| Israel | Western Asia | Hebrew, Arabic (both official) |
| Italy | Southern Europe | Italian (official) |
| Jamaica | Caribbean | English |
| Japan | Eastern Asia | Japanese |
| Jersey | Northern Europe | English (official) |
| Jordan | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Kazakhstan | South-Central Asia | Kazakh, Russian (both official) |
| Kenya | Eastern Africa | English, Kiswahili (both official); other African languages |
| Kiribati | Micronesia (region) | I-Kiribati (Gilbertese), English (both official) |
| Korea, (North) Democratic Republic of | Eastern Asia | Korean |
| Korea, (South) Republic of | Eastern Asia | Korean |
| Kosovo | Southern Europe | Albanian, Serbian (both official) |
| Kuwait | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Kyrgyzstan | South-Central Asia | Kyrgyz, Russian (both official) |
| Laos | South-Eastern Asia | Lao (official) |
| Latvia | Northern Europe | Latvian (official); Russian |
| Lebanon | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | Sesotho, English (both official) |
| Liberia | Western Africa | English (official); Kpelle and several other African languages |
| Libya | Northern Africa | Arabic (official) |
| Liechtenstein | Western Europe | German (official) |
| Lithuania | Northern Europe | Lithuanian (official); Russian |
| Luxembourg | Western Europe | French, German (both official); Letzburgesch (national) |
| Macau | Eastern Asia | Chinese (NFI), Portuguese (both official) |
| Macedonia | Southern Europe | Macedonia (official); Albanian |
| Madagascar | Eastern Africa | French, Malagasy (both official) |
| Malawi | Eastern Africa | English (official), Chichewa, other Bantu languages |
| Malaysia | South-Eastern Asia | Malay (official) |
| Maldives | South-Central Asia | Dhivehi Sinhala (official) |
| Mali | Western Africa | French (official); Bambara and many other African languages |
| Malta | Southern Europe | Maltese, English (official) |
| Marshall Islands | Micronesia (region) | Marshallese, English (both official) |
| Martinique | Caribbean | French (official) |
| Mauritania | Western Africa | Arabic (official); Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national) |
| Mauritius | Eastern Africa | English (official); [Mauritian] Creole |
| Mayotte | Eastern Africa | French (official) |
| Mexico | Central America | Spanish, Mayan, Nahuatl, other indigenous languages |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Micronesia (region) | English (official) |
| Moldova | Eastern Europe | Moldovan/Romanian (official); Russian |
| Monaco | Western Europe | French (official) |
| Mongolia | Eastern Asia | Mongolian (official) |
| Montenegro | Southern Europe | Montenegrin (official); Serbian |
| Montserrat | Caribbean | English |
| Morocco | Northern Africa | Arabic, Tamazight (both official); French |
| Mozambique | Eastern Africa | Portuguese (official); many Bantu languages |
| Namibia | Southern Africa | English (official); Afrikaans (common), Oshivambo and other African languages |
| Nauru | Micronesia (region) | Nauruan (official); English |
| Nepal | South-Central Asia | Nepali (official); many other South Asian languages |
| Netherlands | Western Europe | Dutch (official nationwide); Frisian (official in selected regions) |
| New Caledonia | Melanesia | French (official) |
| New Zealand | Australia/New Zealand | English, Maori (both official) |
| Nicaragua | Central America | Spanish (official) |
| Niger | Western Africa | French (official); Hausa |
| Nigeria | Western Africa | English (official); Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, many other African languages |
| Niue | Polynesia | Niuean, English (both official) |
| Norfolk Island | Australia/New Zealand | English (official) |
| Northern Cyprus | Western Asia | Turkish |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Micronesia (region) | Chamorro, English (both official); Filipino languages |
| Norway | Northern Europe | Norwegian (official) |
| Occupied Palestinian Territories | Western Asia | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Oman | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Pakistan | South-Central Asia | Urdu, English (both official); Punjabi and many other Indian languages |
| Palau | Micronesia (region) | Palauan, English (both official) |
| Panama | Central America | Spanish (official) |
| Papua New Guinea | Melanesia | Tok Pisin, English, Hari Motu (all official); many other Papuan languages |
| Paraguay | South America | Spanish, Guarani (both official) |
| Peru | South America | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official) |
| Philippines | South-Eastern Asia | Filipino, English (both official) |
| Pitcairn Islands | Polynesia | English (official) |
| Poland | Eastern Europe | Polish (official) |
| Portugal | Southern Europe | Portuguese, Mirandese (both official) |
| Puerto Rico | Caribbean | Spanish, English |
| Qatar | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Reunion | Eastern Africa | French (official) |
| Romania | Eastern Europe | Romanian (official); Hungarian |
| Russia | Eastern Europe | Russian (official) |
| Rwanda | Eastern Africa | Kinyarwanda, French, English (all official) |
| Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean | French, English |
| Saint Helena | Western Africa | English |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Saint Lucia | Caribbean | English (official); French |
| Saint Martin | Caribbean | French (official) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern America | French (official) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean | English (official); French |
| Samoa | Polynesia | Samoan (official) |
| San Marino | Southern Europe | Italian |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Middle Africa | Portuguese (official); Forro |
| Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Senegal | Western Africa | French (official); Wolof, Pular, other African languages |
| Serbia | Southern Europe | Serbian (official) |
| Seychelles | Eastern Africa | Seychellois Creole, English, French (all official) |
| Sierra Leone | Western Africa | English (official); Mende, Temne, Krio |
| Singapore | South-Eastern Asia | Mandarin Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil (all official) |
| Sint Maarten | Caribbean | English, Dutch (both official) |
| Slovakia | Eastern Europe | Slovak (official); Hungarian |
| Slovenia | Southern Europe | Slovenian (official nationwide); Italian, Hungarian (official in selected regions) |
| Solomon Islands | Melanesia | English (official); Melanesian Pidgin, many other Melanesian languages |
| Somalia | Eastern Africa | Somali, Arabic (both official) |
| Somaliland | Eastern Africa | Somali, Arabic (both official) |
| South Africa | Southern Africa | English, Afrikaans, 9 other African languages (all official) |
| South Sudan | Eastern Africa | English (official); Arabic, Dinka and other African languages |
| Spain | Southern Europe | Spanish (official nationwide); Catalan, Galician, Basque, Aranese (official in selected regions) |
| Spanish North Africa | Northern Africa | Spanish (official) |
| Sri Lanka | South-Central Asia | Sinhala, Tamil (both official) |
| Sudan | Northern Africa | Arabic, English (both official) |
| Suriname | South America | Dutch (official); Surinamese (Taki-Taki) |
| Svalbard | Northern Europe | Norwegian, Russian |
| Swaziland | Southern Africa | English, siSwati (both official) |
| Sweden | Northern Europe | Swedish (official) |
| Switzerland | Western Europe | German, French, Italian, Romansch (all official) |
| Syria | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Taiwan | Eastern Asia | Mandarin Chinese (official) |
| Tajikistan | South-Central Asia | Tajik (official); Russian |
| Tanzania | Eastern Africa | Swahili, English (both official); Arabic, many Bantu languages |
| Thailand | South-Eastern Asia | Thai (official) |
| Timor-Leste | South-Eastern Asia | Tetun, Portuguese (both official); Indonesian, English (both working); many other indigenous languages |
| Togo | Western Africa | French (official); Ewe and other African languages |
| Tokelau | Polynesia | Tokelauan, English, Samoan |
| Tonga | Polynesia | Tongan, English (both official) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Tunisia | Northern Africa | Arabic (official); French |
| Turkey | Western Asia | Turkish (official) |
| Turkmenistan | South-Central Asia | Turkmen (official) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean | English (official) |
| Tuvalu | Polynesia | Tuvaluan, English (official) |
| Uganda | Eastern Africa | English (official); Luganda and other Bantu languages |
| Ukraine | Eastern Europe | Ukrainian (official); Russian |
| United Arab Emirates | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| United Kingdom | Northern Europe | English; Scottish, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish (recognition in selected regions) |
| United States (General) | Northern America | English (official in 31 states), Hawaiian (official in Hawaii); Spanish |
| Uruguay | South America | Spanish (official) |
| Uzbekistan | South-Central Asia | Uzbek (official); Russian |
| Vanuatu | Melanesia | Bislama, English, French (all official) |
| Vatican City | Southern Europe | Italian, Latin |
| Venezuela | South America | Spanish (official) |
| Vietnam | South-Eastern Asia | Vietnamese (official) |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Caribbean | English, Spanish, Spanish Creole, French, French Creole |
| Wallis and Futuna | Polynesia | French (official); Wallisian, Futunian |
| Western Sahara | Northern Africa | Arabic (national) |
| Yemen | Western Asia | Arabic (official) |
| Zambia | Eastern Africa | English (official); Bembe and many other Bantu languages |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | Shona, Ndebele, English, 13 other Bantu languages (all official) |
