List of Official Languages by State

The table below lists the official language of each country(state). It includes official languages status either statewide or in a part of the state.

Country/State Official Language(s)
Afghanistan Pashto, Dari, and some other languages in areas where spoken by majority of population
Albania Albanian (based on Tosk dialect)
Algeria Arabic (official and national), Tamazight (national)
Andorra Catalan
Angola Portuguese
Antigua and Barbuda English (de facto official)
Argentina Spanish (de facto), Guaraní (co-official in Corrientes Province)
Armenia Armenian, Russian (Minority language)
Australia English (de facto)
Austria German (official statewide), and other languages like Groation, Slovene, Czech for some areas.
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani, Armenian (Nagorno-Karabagh)
Bahamas English
Bahrain Arabic
Bangladesh Bengali
Barbados English
Belarus Belarusian, Russian
Belgium Dutch, French, German
Belize English
Benin French
Bhutan Dzongkha
Bolivia Spanish, Aymara, Quechua
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana English, Tswana (national)
Brazil Portuguese (national), German, Nheengatu, Baniwa and Tucano in some areas.
Brunei Malay
Bulgaria Bulgarian
Burkina Faso French, Fula, Jula, More
Burundi French, Kirundi
Cambodia Khmer
Cameroon English, French
Canada English, French, and some other languages like Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłiné), Cree, Dogrib (Tłįchǫ) in some Territories]]
Cape Verde Portuguese (official), Cape Verdean Creole (national)
Central African Republic French, Sango (national)
Chad Arabic, French
Chile Spanish (de facto)
Colombia Spanish (the languages and dialects of ethnic groups are also official in their territories)
Comoros Arabic, Comorian, French
Costa Rica Spanish
Côte d'Ivoire French
Croatia Croatian
Cuba Spanish
Cyprus Greek, Turkish, Armenian (minority language)
Czech Republic Czech
Democratic Republic of the Congo French, Lingala/Kikongo/Swahili/Tshiluba (national)
Denmark Danish, and Faroese, German, Kalaallisut in some areas.
Djibouti Arabic, French
Dominica English
Dominican Republic Spanish
East Timor Portuguese, Tetum, Indonesian
Ecuador Spanish (Quechua and Shuar, ancient languages are official in some territories.)
Egypt Arabic, Coptic (de jure language of the Coptic Church)
El Salvador Spanish
Equatorial Guinea Spanish, French
Eritrea Arabic, Tigrinya (working language)
Estonia Estonian, Russian (de jure minority language)
Ethiopia Amharic (working language)
Federated States of Micronesia English, Chuukese (in Chuuk), Kosraean (in Kosrae), Pohnpeian (in Pohnpei), Ulithian (in Yap), Yapese (in Yap)
Fiji English, Fijian, Hindustani
Finland Finnish, Swedish, Sami
France French (statewide), Corsican (in Corsica), Breton (in Brittany)
Gabon French
Gambia English
Georgia Georgian (statewide), Abkhaz (in Abkhazia), Ossetic (in South Ossetia), Russian (in Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
Germany German (de facto)
Ghana English, and some other languages in some territories.
Greece Greek
Grenada English
Guatemala Spanish
Guinea French, Fula (national), Maninka (national), Susu (national)
Guinea-Bissau Portuguese
Guyana English (official), Guyanese Creole (national)
Haiti French, Haitian Creole
Honduras Spanish, and Garifuna, English, Miskito in some territories.
Hong Kong Cantonese, English
Hungary Hungarian
Iceland Icelandic, Icelandic Sign Language
India English (statewide), Hindi, and some other languages in some territories.
Indonesia Indonesian (national and official), and some other languages in some territories.
Iran Persian (statewide), and some other languages in some territories.
Iraq Arabic statewide, (Kurdish, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Iraqi Turkmen in some areas)
Ireland Irish (national), English (national)
Israel Hebrew (de facto official), Arabic (co-official)
Italy Italian, and some other languages in some territories.
Jamaica English, Jamaican patois (national language)
Japan Japanese (de facto)
Jordan Arabic
Kazakhstan Kazakh (national), Russian
Kenya English, Swahili (national)
Kiribati English, Kiribati (national)
Kuwait Arabic
Kyrgyzstan Kirghiz (national), Russian
Laos Lao
Latvia Latvian, Russian (minority language), Latgalian (regional language in Latgale)
Lebanon Arabic, French, Armenian (regional in Bourj Hammoud)
Lesotho English, Sotho (national)
Liberia English
Libya Arabic
Liechtenstein German
Lithuania Lithuanian
Luxembourg French, German, Luxembourgish (national)
Macau Cantonese, Portuguese
Macedonia Macedonian (statewide)
Madagascar French(official), Malagasy (national)
Malawi Chichewa (national), English(official)
Malaysia Malay (national), English (official for some purposes)
Maldives Dhivehi
Mali French
Malta Maltese (national), English
Marshall Islands English, Marshallese (national)
Mauritania Arabic (national), French, Fula (national), Soninke (national), Wolof (national)
Mauritius English
Mexico Spanish de facto
Moldova Romanian, and Gagauz/Russian/Ukrainian are regional languages
Monaco French
Mongolia Mongolian
Montenegro Montenegrin (national), Albanian/Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian are regional languages.
Morocco Amazigh, Arabic
Mozambique Portuguese
Myanmar Burmese
Namibia English, Afrikaans (national), German(regional), Oshiwambo (regional)
Nauru English, Nauruan
Nepal Nepali
Netherlands Dutch (statewide), and some other languages in some territories.
New Zealand English(de facto)
Nicaragua Spanish
Niger French, (Hausa/Fulfulde/Gulmancema etc. are national languages)
Nigeria English
North Korea Korean
Norway Norwegian, Sami, Kven, Romani, Scandoromani
Oman Arabic
Pakistan Urdu (national), English (official), Sindhi (co-official in Sindh province)
Palau English, Palauan, Sonsorolese (in Sonsorol), Tobian (in Hatohobei), Japanese (in Angaur)
Palestine Arabic
Panama Spanish
Papua New Guinea English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Paraguay Spanish, Guaraní
People's Republic of China Simplified Chinese(written) Mandarin(spoken), and some other minority languages in some areas.
Peru Spanish, Aymara, Quechua, All native languages in areas where they are spoken by the majority of people
Philippines English, Filipino(national), and some other languages in some territories.
Poland Polish (sole official language of state)
Portugal Portuguese (official), Mirandese (regional)
Qatar Arabic
Republic of China Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese (regional)
Republic of the Congo French, Lingala (national), Munukutuba (national)
Romania Romanian (statewide), and other minority languages.
Russia Russian (federal; official), and some other languages in some territories.
Rwanda English, French, Kinyarwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Arabic, Spanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis English
Saint Lucia English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines English
Samoa English (official), Samoan (national)
San Marino Italian
São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese
Saudi Arabia Arabic
Senegal French, Jola-Fogny (national), Mandinka (national), Pulaar (national), Serer-Sine (national), Wolof (national)
Serbia Serbian (statewide), and some other languages in some territories.
Seychelles English, French, Seychellois Creole
Sierra Leone English
Singapore English, Malay (national), Chinese, Tamil
Slovakia Slovak
Slovenia Slovene (statewide), Hungarian/Italian/Serbo-Croatian in some territories.
Solomon Islands English
Somalia Somali (national)., Arabic
South Africa Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
South Korea Korean
Spain Spanish (statewide), and some other languages in some territories.
Sri Lanka Sinhala (national), Tamil
Sudan Arabic, English
Suriname Dutch
Swaziland English, Swazi
Sweden Swedish, and some other languages like Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani in some territories.
Switzerland German, French, Italian, Romansh
Syria Arabic
Tajikistan Tajik (national), Russian (for interethnic communication)
Tanzania Swahili (national), English
Thailand Thai
Togo French
Tonga English, Tongan (national)
Trinidad and Tobago English
Tunisia Arabic (national), French
Turkey Turkish
Turkmenistan Turkmen (national), Russian (for interethnic communication)
Tuvalu English, Tuvaluan (national)
Uganda English, Swahili
Ukraine Ukrainian, Russian (regional), Crimean Tatar (regional)
United Arab Emirates Arabic
United Kingdom English, and some other languages in some territories.
United States English (de facto)
Uruguay Spanish
Uzbekistan Uzbek (national), Russian (for interethnic communication)
Vanuatu Bislama (national), English, French
Vatican City Italian (de facto).
Venezuela Spanish
Vietnam Vietnamese
Yemen Arabic
Zambia English
Zimbabwe English, Shona, Northern Ndebele


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