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Official languages of the world
This list is provided as a guide to the languages spoken officially in countries around the world.
| Afghanistan: Official languages - Dari, Pashto; Other languages - Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashai, Nuristani, Balochi, Pamiri; |
| Albania: Official language - Albanian; |
| Algeria: Official language - Arabic; Other languages - Berber and French; |
| Algeria: Official language - Arabic; Other languages - Berber and French; |
| Angola: Official language - Portuguese; |
| Anguilla: Official language - English; |
| Antigua and Barbuda: Official language - English; |
| Argentina: Official language - Spanish; Other languages – Guaraní; |
| Armenia: Official language - Armenian; |
| Aruba: See Netherlands |
| Australia: Official language - English; Other languages - sundry aboriginal languages; |
| Austria: Official language - German; |
| Azores: See Portugal |
| Bahamas:Official language - English; |
| Bahrain: Official language - Arabic; |
| Bangladesh: Official language - Bengali; Other language - English; |
| Barbados: Barbados: Official language - English; |
| Belarus: Official languages - Belarussian, Russian; |
| Belgium: Official languages - Dutch, French (depending on part of country); Other languages - Flemish and in border areas, some German; |
| Belize: Official language - English; Other language – Kriol; |
| Benin: Official language - French; |
| Bermuda: Official language - English; |
| Bolivia: Official language - Spanish; Other languages - Aymara and Quechua; |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Official languages - Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian; |
| Botswana:Official language - English; Other languages - Setswana; |
| Brazil: Official language - Portuguese; Other languages - German, Pomeranian, Hunsrückisch, Talian, Nheengatu, Guaraní |
| British Virgin Islands:Official language - English; |
| Brunei, Sultanate of: Official language - English, Malay; |
| Bulgaria: Official language - Bulgarian; |
| Burkina Faso: Official language - French; Other languages – Fula, Jula, More; |
| Burma see Myanmar |
| Burundi , Republic of: Official language - French; Other languages - Kiswahili, Kirundi; |
| Cameroon: Official languages - French, English; Other languages - Fang, Peul; |
| Canada: Official languages - English, French; Other languages - Chipewyan, Cree, Dogrib, Gwich’in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Slavey; |
| Cape Verde Islands: Official language - Portuguese; Other languages - Cape Verdean Creole |
| Cayman Islands: Official language - English; |
| Central African Rep: Official language - French; Other language - Sango; |
| Chad: Official language - French; Other language - Arabic; |
| Chile: Official language - Spanish; |
| China (P.R.): Official languages - Mandarin, Cantonese; Other languages - sundry regional languages |
| Colombia: Official language - Spanish; |
| Congo: Official language - French; |
| Costa Rica (Republic of and Democratic Republic of): Official language - French; Other languages-Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba, Munukutuba; |
| Croatia: Official language - Croatian; |
| Cuba: Official language - Spanish; |
| Cyprus: Official language - Greek; Other languages - Turkish, Armenian; |
| Czech Republic: Official language - Czech, Slovak; |
| Denmark: Official language - Danish; Other languages - Faroese, German, Kalaallisut; |
| Dominica: Official language - English; |
| Dominican Republic: Official language - Spanish; |
| Ecuador: Official language - Spanish; |
| Egypt: Official language - Arabic; Other language - Coptic; |
| El Salvador: Official language - Spanish; |
| Eritrea: Official language - Arabic; Other languages - English and other at least 9 regional languages; |
| Estonia: Official language - Estonian; |
| Ethiopia: Official language - Amharic; Other language - English; |
| Faroe Islands: Official languages - Danish, Faroese; |
| Fiji: Official language - English; Other languages – Fijian, Hindustani; |
| Finland: Official languages - Finnish, Swedish; |
| France: Official language - French;Other languages – Breton, Corsican, Tahitian |
| Gabon: Official language - French; |
| Gambia: Official language - English; |
| Germany: Official language - German; |
| Ghana: Official language - English; Other languages – various regional languages; |
| Gibraltar: Official language - English; |
| Greece: Official language - Greek; |
| Greenland: Official language - Danish; Other language - Eskimo; |
| Grenada: Official language - English; |
| Guadeloupe: See France |
| Guam: Official language - English; |
| Guatemala: Official language - Spanish; Other language - Mayan; |
| Guyana: Official language - English; |
| Haiti: Official languages - French, Creole; |
| Honduras: Official language - Spanish; Other languages – Garifuna, English, Miskito; |
| Hong Kong: Official languages - English, Mandarin; Other language -, Cantonese; |
| Hungary :Official language - Hungarian; |
| Iceland:Official language - Icelandic; |
| India: Official language - (16 major languages, including English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Tamil, Sindhi and Napali); |
| Indonesia: Official language - Indonesian; Other languages – various regional languages; |
| Iran: Official language - Farsi; Other languages – various national and regional languages; |
| Iraq: Official language - Arabic; Other languages – Kurdish, Assyrian, Turkmen; |
| Ireland: Official languages - Irish, English; |
| Israel: Official language - Hebrew; Other language - Arabic; |
| Italy: Official language - Italian; Other languages - various regional languages |
| Ivory Coast:Official language - French; |
| Jamaica: Official language - English; |
| Japan: Official language - Japanese; |
| Jordan: Official language - Arabic; |
| Kazakhstan: Official language - Kazakh, Other language – Russian; |
| Kenya: Official languages - English, Kiswahili; |
| Kiribati: Official language - English; |
| Korea (North and South): Official language - Korean; |
| Kuwait: Official language - Arabic; |
| Latvia: Official language - Latvian; |
| Le banon: Official language - Arabic; Other language - French; |
| Lesotho: Official languages - Sesotho, English; |
| Liberia: Official language- English; |
| Libya: Official language - Arabic; |
| Liechtenstein: Official language - German; |
| Lithuania: Official language - Lithuanian; |
| Luxembourg: Official languages - French, German and Luxembourgish; |
| Macao: Official language - Portuguese; Other language - Mandarin; |
| Macedonia: Official language - Macedonian; Other language - Greek; |
| Madagascar: Official languages - Malagasy; Other language - French; |
| Madeira: Official language - Portuguese; |
| Malawi: Official language - English; |
| Malaysia: Official languages - Malay, English; |
| Mali, Republic of: Official language - French; Other languages - Bambara, Peul; |
| Malta: Official language - Maltese; Other language - English; |
| Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Official languages - Arabic, French; |
| Mauritius:Official language - English; Other languages - French, Creole; |
| Mexico:Official language - Spanish; Other languages - some Indian dialects, e.g. Mayan; |
| Monaco, Principality of:Official language - French; |
| Montserrat:Official language - English; |
| Morocco:Official language - Arabic; Other languages - French, Berber; |
| Mozambique:Official language - Portuguese; |
| Myanmar :Official language - Burmese; |
| Namibia :Official language: - English; |
| Nepal :Official language - Nepali; |
| Netherlands :Official language - Dutch; |
| New Ca le donia :See France |
| New Zealand :Official language - English; Other languages - Maori; |
| Nicaragua :Official language - Spanish; |
| Niger :Official language - French; Other language - Hausa; |
| Nigeria :Official language - English; Other languages - Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo; |
| Norway :Official language - Norwegian; |
| Oman :Official language - Arabic; |
| Pakistan :Official language - Urdu, English; Other languages – Pashto, Baluchi, Sindhi; |
| Panama :Official language - Spanish; |
| Papua New Guinea :Official languages - English, Pidgin, Motu; |
| Paraguay :Official language - Spanish; |
| Peru :Official language - Spanish; |
| Philippines :Official language - Filipino, English; Other language - Spanish; |
| Poland :Official language - Polish; |
| Portugal :Official language - Portuguese; |
| Puerto Rico :Official languages - English, Spanish; |
| Qatar :Official language - Arabic; |
| Réunion:See France |
| Romania :Official language - Romanian; |
| Russian Federation :Official language - Russian; |
| Samoa :Official language - English; |
| San Marino , Rep. Of:Official language - Italian; Other language - San Marinese dialect; |
| Saudi Arabia :Official language - Arabic; |
| Senegal :Official language - French; |
| Serbia & Montenegro (former Yugoslavia ):Official language - Serbian; |
| Seychel le s :Official languages - English, French; Other language - Creole; |
| Sierra Leone :Official language - English; |
| Singapore :Official language - English; |
| Slovakia :Official language - Slovak; |
| Slovenia:Official language - Slovene; |
| Solomon Islands:Official languages - English, Pidjin; |
| Somalia:Official language - Somali; |
| South Africa:Official languages - Afrikaans, English; Other languages - Xhosa, Zulu; |
| Spain:Official language - Spanish; Other languages - Catalan, Galician, Basque: |
| Sri Lanka:Official language - Sinhala, Tamil; |
| St Kitts-Nevis:Official language - English; |
| St Lucia:Official language - Patois, English; |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines:Official language - English; |
| Sudan:Official language - Arabic; |
| Surinam:Official language - Dutch |
| Swaziland:Official language - English; |
| Sweden:Official language - Swedish; |
| Switzerland:Official languages - German, French, Italian, Romansch (depending on Canton); |
| Syria:Official language - Arabic; |
| Tahiti :See France |
| Taiwan :Official languages - Mandarin, Cantonese; |
| Tanzania :Official languages - English, Swahili; |
| Thailand :Official language - Thai; |
| Togo :Official language - French; Other languages - Ewe, Kabié; |
| Tonga :Official languages - Tongan, English; |
| Trinidad & Tobago:Official language - English; |
| Tunisia :Official language - Arabic; |
| Turkey :Official language - Turkish; |
| Turks & Caicos Islands:Official language - English; |
| Tuvalu :Official languages - Tuvaluan, English; |
| Uganda :Official language - English; Other language - Swahili; |
| Ukraine :Official language - Ukrainian; Other language - Russian |
| United Arab Emirates :Official language - Arabic; |
| United States of America :Official language - English; |
| Uruguay :Official language - Spanish; |
| Vanuatu :Official languages - English, French, Bislama; |
| Venezuela :Official language - Spanish; |
| Vietnam :Official language - Vietnamese; Other languages - English, French; |
| Yemen :Official language - Arabic; |
| Zaire :Official language - French; Other languages - Swahili, Ciluba, Lingala; |
| Zambia :Official language - English; Other language - Bemba; |
| Zimbabwe :Official language - English; Other languages - Shona, Ndebele; |
Although we have tried to be as accurate as possible please remember that this list is a guide only and Wolfestone Translation do not accept any responsibility for any errors and/or the use to which you might put this information.
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