Countries by Language
Name↕ | Language↕ | Countries↕ | Example Countries↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
English | English | 91 | Puerto Rico, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Tanzania |
French | French | 46 | Belgium, Comoros, Central African Republic |
Arabic | Arabic | 25 | Comoros, Saudi Arabia, Oman |
Spanish | Spanish | 24 | Puerto Rico, Chile, Costa Rica |
Portuguese | Portuguese | 10 | Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Portugal |
Dutch | Dutch | 7 | Belgium, Suriname, Netherlands |
Russian | Russian | 7 | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
German | German | 6 | Belgium, Austria, Liechtenstein |
Chinese | Chinese | 5 | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore |
Italian | Italian | 4 | Vatican City, Switzerland, Italy |
Swahili | Swahili | 4 | Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda |
Tswana | Tswana | 4 | Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
Samoan | Samoan | 3 | Tokelau, Samoa, American Samoa |
Tamil | Tamil | 3 | India, Singapore, Sri Lanka |
Swedish | Swedish | 3 | Sweden, Åland Islands, Finland |
Papiamento | Papiamento | 3 | Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba |
Serbian | Serbian | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo |
Malay | Malay | 3 | Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei |
Guaraní | Guaraní | 3 | Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia |
Catalan | Catalan | 3 | Andorra, Spain, Italy |
Norwegian | Norwegian | 2 | Bouvet Island, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Slovak | Slovak | 2 | Slovakia, Czechia |
Korean | Korean | 2 | North Korea, South Korea |
Greek | Greek | 2 | Cyprus, Greece |
Turkish | Turkish | 2 | Cyprus, Turkey |
Danish | Danish | 2 | Denmark, Faroe Islands |
Albanian | Albanian | 2 | Albania, Kosovo |
Swazi | Swazi | 2 | Eswatini, South Africa |
Kikongo | Kikongo | 2 | DR Congo, Republic of the Congo |
Lingala | Lingala | 2 | DR Congo, Republic of the Congo |
Romanian | Romanian | 2 | Romania, Moldova |
Chamorro | Chamorro | 2 | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
Croatian | Croatian | 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia |
Turkmen | Turkmen | 2 | Afghanistan, Turkmenistan |
Afrikaans | Afrikaans | 2 | Namibia, South Africa |
Aymara | Aymara | 2 | Peru, Bolivia |
Quechua | Quechua | 2 | Peru, Bolivia |
Berber | Berber | 2 | Western Sahara, Morocco |
Tsonga | Tsonga | 2 | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
Venda | Venda | 2 | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
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