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This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.

Other official languages

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Hindustani

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See also: Hindustani language
  Provincial or state level
  Secondary provincial or state language
  National level
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.
 Pakistan Asia 220,892,331[2] Urdu is co-official with English.
 South Africa Africa 59,622,350[3] More than 436,000 Hindi speakers.[4] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages.
 Fiji Oceania 889,327[5] Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian.
Total 1,649,107,118

Italian

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See also: Italian language
Italian Linguasphere.Legend
  Native language
  Administrative language
  Secondary language or non-official.
  Italophone minorities
Country Region Population Status
 Italy Europe 60,198,633[6] Official language
  Switzerland Europe 8,619,259[7] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh
 Croatia Europe 208,055 Istria County
 Slovenia Europe 93,089 Slovene Istria
 San Marino Europe 33,607[8] Official language
 Vatican City Europe 825[9] Co-official language with Latin
Total 69,153,468

Malay

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See also: Malay language
Malay Linguasphere.
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
  East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
  Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken
Country Region Population Primary Language? Notes
 Indonesia Asia 237,424,363[10] Yes (as an Indonesian language)
 Malaysia Asia 30,018,242[11] Yes
 Singapore Asia 5,469,700[12] Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil)
 Brunei Asia 417,200[13] Yes
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania 596[14] Yes (along with English) Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory.
Total 273,330,101

Portuguese

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See also: Portuguese language and Academia Brasileira de Letras
Global spread of Portuguese:
  Native language and official
  Official and administrative language
Country Region Population[15][16] More information
 Brazil South America 217,637,297[17] Brazilian Portuguese
 Mozambique Africa 21,669,278[18] Mozambican Portuguese
 Angola Africa 18,498,000[19] Angolan Portuguese
 Portugal Europe 10,318,000[20] European Portuguese
 Equatorial Guinea Africa 1,795,834[21] Brazilian Portuguese
 East Timor Asia 1,245,000[22] East Timorese Portuguese
 Guinea-Bissau Africa 1,110,000[23] Guinean Portuguese
 Macau Asia 641,000[24] Macanese Portuguese
 Cape Verde Africa 499,000[25] Cape Verdean Portuguese
 Sao Tome and Principe Africa 212,679[26] Sao Tomean Portuguese
Total 273,626,088

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Data.gov.in". data.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
  3. ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Hindi". Joshua Project.
  5. ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "ISTAT - Demography, Statistics, Demographic Balance, Resident Population". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ UN Communication Group in Eswatini (2 August 2017). "Swaziland successfully undertakes first digital census". United Nations in Eswatini. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "San Marino - Population - Upeceds". www.statistica.sm. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Population" (in Italian). Vatican City State. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Population Projection by Province, 2010–2035". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Malaysia Population Clock". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Statistics Singapore - Latest Data - Population (Mid-Year Estimates)". Statistics Singapore. June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  13. ^ "National Statistics". depd.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Cocos (Keeling) Islands People 2020, CIA World Factbook". theodora.com.
  15. ^ "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  16. ^ "The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. ^ Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  18. ^ Mozambique does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  19. ^ Angola does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  20. ^ The main language of Portuguese Communitities.
  21. ^ (co-official with Spanish and French)
  22. ^ co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)
  23. ^ Guines-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  24. ^ Co-offical with Cantonese.
  25. ^ Cape Verde does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  26. ^ Sao Tome and Principe does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
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