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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Dari, Pashto |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Albanian |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | Arabic, French, Berber |
| AndorraAndorra | Catalan (official language), Spanish, French |
| AngolaAngola | Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo |
| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | English |
| ArgentinaArgentina | Spanish |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Armenian, Russian |
| AustraliaAustralia | English |
| AustriaAustria | German |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Azeri, Russian |
| BahrainBahrain | Arabic |
| BangladeshBangladesh | Bengali |
| BarbadosBarbados | English (Bajan, an English-African dialect, is widely used) |
| BelarusBelarus | Russian, Belarussian (both official) |
| BelgiumBelgium | Dutch, French, German |
| BelizeBelize | English (official), Spanish, Belizean Creole, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib) |
| BeninBenin | French (official) Fon, Ge, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi |
| BhutanBhutan | Dzongkha (official) |
| BoliviaBolivia | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani |
| BotswanaBotswana | English (official), Setswana |
| BrazilBrazil | Portuguese |
| BruneiBrunei | Malay, English, Chinese |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Bulgarian |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | French, indigenous languages |
| BurmaBurma | Burmese, indigenous ethnic languages |
| BurundiBurundi | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili |
| CambodiaCambodia | Khmer |
| CameroonCameroon | French, English, languages of Bantu, Semi-Bantu and Sudanic groups |
| CanadaCanada | English, French (both official) |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Portuguese, Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) |
| ChadChad | French, Arabic |
| ChileChile | Spanish |
| ChinaChina | Mandarin Chinese |
| ColombiaColombia | Spanish |
| ComorosComoros | Arabic, French, Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
| Cook IslandsCook Islands | English and Cook Islands Maori |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | Spanish (official), English |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | French, indigenous languages |
| CroatiaCroatia | Croatian |
| CubaCuba | Spanish |
| CyprusCyprus | Greek, Turkish |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Czech |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| DenmarkDenmark | Danish |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | French, Arabic, Somali, Afar |
| DominicaDominica | English (official), French patois |
| East TimorEast Timor | Tetum and Portuguese (official), Indonesian and English (working languages) |
| EcuadorEcuador | Spanish, indigenous languages |
| EgyptEgypt | Arabic |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | Spanish |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | Spanish, French |
| EritreaEritrea | Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, English |
| EstoniaEstonia | Estonian, Russian |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | English, Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean |
| FijiFiji | English, Fijian, Hindi |
| FinlandFinland | Finnish, Swedish |
| FranceFrance | French |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | Tahitian and French |
| GabonGabon | French, Bantu-group languages |
| GambiaGambia | English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | Georgian, Russian widely spoken |
| GermanyGermany | German |
| GhanaGhana | English, African languages including Akan, Ewe |
| GreeceGreece | Greek |
| GrenadaGrenada | English (official), French patois |
| GuamGuam | English, Chamorro (both official) |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | Spanish, more than 20 indigenous languages |
| GuineaGuinea | French, Susu, Fulani, Mandingo |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | Portuguese, Crioulo, African languages |
| GuyanaGuyana | English, indigenous languages, Creole, Hindi, Urdu |
| HaitiHaiti | Creole, French |
| HondurasHonduras | Spanish, indigenous languages, English |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Chinese (mainly Cantonese), English (both official) |
| HungaryHungary | Hungarian |
| IcelandIceland | Icelandic |
| IndiaIndia | Hindi, English and more than 20 other official languages |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Indonesian, 300 regional languages |
| IranIran | Persian |
| IraqIraq | Arabic, Kurdish |
| IrelandIreland | English, Irish |
| IsraelIsrael | Hebrew, Arabic |
| ItalyItaly | Italian |
| JamaicaJamaica | English (official), English patois |
| JapanJapan | Japanese |
| JordanJordan | Arabic |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Kazakh, Russian |
| KenyaKenya | Swahili, English |
| KiribatiKiribati | English, Gilbertese |
| KuwaitKuwait | Arabic |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz, Russian |
| LaosLaos | Lao, French (for diplomatic purposes) |
| LatviaLatvia | Latvian, Russian |
| LebanonLebanon | Arabic |
| LesothoLesotho | Sesotho, English |
| LiberiaLiberia | English, 29 African languages belonging to the Mande, Kwa or Mel linguistic groups |
| LibyaLibya | Arabic |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | German |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish, Belarusian |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | French, German, Luxembourgish |
| MacauMacau | Chinese (mainly Cantonese), Portuguese (both official) |
| MadagascarMadagascar | Malagasy (official), French |
| MalawiMalawi | English, Chichewa (both official) |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
| MaliMali | French, Bambara, Berber, Arabic |
| MaltaMalta | Maltese, English |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | Marshallese, English |
| MauritaniaMauritania | Arabic (official), French, others |
| MauritiusMauritius | English (official), Creole, French, Indian languages |
| MexicoMexico | Spanish |
| MoldovaMoldova | Romanian (called "Moldovan" in official documents), Russian |
| MonacoMonaco | French |
| MongoliaMongolia | Mongolian |
| MontenegroMontenegro | Serbian, Montenegrin |
| MoroccoMorocco | Arabic and Berber (official), French, Spanish |
| MozambiqueMozambique | Portuguese (official), several indigenous languages |
| NamibiaNamibia | English (official), Afrikaans, German, Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
| NauruNauru | Nauruan, English |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Dutch |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | French (official), Melanesian and Polynesian dialects |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | English, Maori |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | Spanish, English, indigenous languages |
| NigerNiger | French (official), Arabic, Hausa, Songhai |
| NigeriaNigeria | English (official), Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa |
| NiueNiue | Niuean, English |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Korean |
| NorwayNorway | Norwegian |
| OmanOman | Arabic |
| PakistanPakistan | English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi |
| PalauPalau | Palauan, English |
| PanamaPanama | Spanish, English |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu |
| ParaguayParaguay | Spanish, Guarani |
| PeruPeru | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Filipino, English (both official) |
| PolandPoland | Polish |
| PortugalPortugal | Portuguese |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | Spanish, English (both official) |
| QatarQatar | Arabic |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Macedonian, Albanian |
| RomaniaRomania | Romanian |
| RussiaRussia | Russian |
| RwandaRwanda | Kinyarwanda (official), French (official), English (official), Swahili |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | English |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | English (official), French patois |
| SamoaSamoa | Samoan, English |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Italian |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | Portuguese |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Arabic |
| SenegalSenegal | French (official), Wolof |
| SerbiaSerbia | Serbian |
| SeychellesSeychelles | English, French, Creole |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | English, Krio (Creole language derived from English) and a range of African languages |
| SingaporeSingapore | English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Slovak |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Slovene |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | English (official), Melanesian dialects |
| SomaliaSomalia | Somali, Arabic, Italian, English |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Korean |
| South SudanSouth Sudan | English, Arabic (both official), Juba Arabic, Dinka, others |
| SpainSpain | Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque) |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| SudanSudan | Arabic, English (official) |
| SurinameSuriname | Dutch (official), English, Sranang Tongo, Hindi, Javanese |
| SwazilandSwaziland | Swazi, English (both official) |
| SwedenSweden | Swedish |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | German, French, Italian, Romansch |
| SyriaSyria | Arabic |
| TaiwanTaiwan | Mandarin Chinese (official), Min Nan Chinese (Taiwanese), Hakka |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Tajik, Uzbek, Russian |
| TanzaniaTanzania | English, Swahili |
| ThailandThailand | Thai |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | English |
| TogoTogo | French (official), local languages |
| TokelauTokelau | Tokelauan, English |
| TongaTonga | Tongan, English |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | English |
| TunisiaTunisia | Arabic (official); French |
| TurkeyTurkey | Turkish (official), Kurdish |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Turkmen, Russian |
| TuvaluTuvalu | Tuvaluan, English |
| UgandaUganda | English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu and Nilotic languages |
| UkraineUkraine | Ukrainian (official), Russian |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Arabic |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | English |
| United StatesUnited States | English |
| UruguayUruguay | Spanish |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | Uzbek, Russian, Tajik |
| VanuatuVanuatu | Bislama, French, English |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | Spanish, indigenous languages |
| VietnamVietnam | Vietnamese |
| YemenYemen | Arabic |
| ZambiaZambia | English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | English (official), Shona, Sindebele |
