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Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.
The Language Access Act of 2004 guarantees equal access and participation in public services, programs, and activities for residents of the District of Columbia who cannot (or have limited capacity to) speak, read, or write English.
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.
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
An official language is a language having certain rights to be used in defined situations. These rights can be created in written form or by historic usage. [1] [2]178 countries recognize an official language, 101 of them recognizing more than one.
Switzerland (National and official language with French, German, and ) [42] Official language in: Canton of Ticino; Canton of Grisons (with German and Romansh) Vatican City (with Latin) Itene: Bolivia (with Spanish, Quechua, Guaraní and 33 other languages) [10] Itonama: Bolivia (with Spanish, Quechua, Guaraní and 33 other languages) [10]
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [ 1 ] Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.
The official languages of the United Nations are the six languages used in United Nations (UN) meetings and in which the UN writes all its official documents. [1] In 1946, five languages were chosen as official languages of the UN: Chinese, [2] English (British English with Oxford spelling), [3] French, Russian, and Spanish.