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French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
This is a ranking of languages by number of sovereign countries in which they are de jure or de facto official, although there are no precise inclusion criteria or definition of a language. An '*' (asterisk) indicates a country whose independence is disputed.
Equatorial Guinea: Spanish, French and Portuguese are the official languages of the country. [5] Fang, Bube, Igbo, Pidgin English, Annobonese are also spoken. [6] [7] Republic of the Congo: French (official), Lingala and Kituba national languages [8] plus other dialects, including Kikongo and Kituba.
French sees use as foreign language in education and the country was a French colony for a short period from 1798 to 1801 Equatorial Guinea: 1989: officially trilingual, French included: Country surrounded by French-speaking countries. Former Spanish colony France: 1970: French: Founder, origin of the French language Gabon: 1970: French: Former ...
French (see also List of countries where French is an official language): Belgium (official language with Dutch and German) sole official language in: Wallonia (except for the Canton of Eupen and the Canton of Sankt Vith, where German is the official language) co-official language in: Brussels (with Dutch)
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.
In countries that do not formally designate an official language, a de facto national language usually evolves. English is the most common official or co-official language, with recognized status in 51 countries. Arabic, French, and Spanish are official or co-official languages in several countries.