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<div style="font-size:300%">'''Countries with English as an Official Language:'''</div> | <div style="font-size:300%">'''Countries with English as an Official Language:'''</div>Here is a list of nations having English as an official language. India is the most populous country in the world where English is classified as an official language. | ||
A notable omission is the United States. English is not an official language at the federal level there. This is something that surprises many people - including people from the US. However, English is an official language at a state level in many US states, including California, Alaska and Tennessee. | |||
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Revision as of 23:18, 2 October 2021
Countries with English as an Official Language:
Here is a list of nations having English as an official language. India is the most populous country in the world where English is classified as an official language.
A notable omission is the United States. English is not an official language at the federal level there. This is something that surprises many people - including people from the US. However, English is an official language at a state level in many US states, including California, Alaska and Tennessee.
Anguilla | Ireland, Northern | Singapore |
Antigua and Barbuda | Ireland, Republic of | Solomon Islands |
Australia | Jamaica | South Africa |
Bahamas | Kenya | Swaziland |
Barbados | Lesotho | Tanzania |
Belize | Liberia | Tonga |
Bermuda | Malawi | Trinidad and Tobago |
Botswana | Malta | Turks and Caicos Islands |
British Virgin Islands | Mauritius | Uganda |
Cameroon | Montserrat | United Kingdom |
Canada (except Quebec) | Namibia | Vanuatu |
Cayman Islands | New Zealand | Wales |
Dominica | Nigeria | Zambia |
England | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe |
Fiji | St. Kitts and Nevis | |
Gambia | St. Lucia | |
Ghana | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | |
Gibraltar | Scotland | India |
Grenada | ||
Guyana | Sierra Leone |