The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where English is an official language, in order of population. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself Types of administrative and/or political territories include Many types of legally administered territories, each of which is a non-sovereign geographic area English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Several of these nations, like India, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and the Philippines, use English as an official language but not the sole official language. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP

This list also includes countries where English is the dominant language, but does not have official status. In Australia, English is spoken by the vast majority of the population and is the only language used in government institutions, yet Australia does not have an official language. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This is the same in the U.S. and the UK, although some states or regions within the UK and the U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located S. have English as an official language.

The status of English as a country's official language does not necessarily correlate with the number of English-speakers in that country. India, for example, with a population of 1. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country 1 billion, has fewer than 200,000 native speakers of English and approximately 100 million second-language English speakers (who form less than 10% of its population). This is a list of Countries of the world sorted by the total English -speaking population in that Country. Nigeria on the other hand, has a small percentage of Standard English second-language speakers; however, more than 60% of its population speaks Nigerian Pidgin English, which although not a dialect of English, does contain many English words and possesses an English-like grammatical structure. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Nigerian Pidgin is an English -based pidgin or creole language spoken as a kind of Lingua franca across Nigeria that is referred to simply English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

Map of nations using English as an official language or as the predominant non-official language

Almost all of these countries are current or former colonies or dependencies of the UK (see also British Empire). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The notable exception is Madagascar, which is a former French colony with English speaking neighbors. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

India's linguistic picture is complex. According to the Constitution of India, "Hindi in the Devanagari script" is the official language of the union^[1] and English the 'subsidiary official language';^[2] however, English is mandated for the authoritative texts of all federal laws and Supreme Court decisions, and (along with Hindi) is one of the two languages of the Indian Parliament. The Constitution of India ( Hindi: भारतीय़ संविधान see names in other Indian languages) is the supreme law of India. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is the federal and supreme Legislative body of India. See Official languages of India. The Constitution of India envisages Hindi as the primary official language to be used by the Union Government, with English as the subsidiary official language

These nations total 2. 135 billion people, cover 15,583,152 square miles, and have a combined GDP of about 18 trillion US dollars.

Sovereign states

Rank	Country	Continent	Population1
1	India	Asia	1,103,600,000
2	United States15	North America	300,007,997
3	Pakistan	Asia	162,419,946
4	Nigeria	Africa	128,771,988
5	Philippines[3]	Asia	87,857,473
6	United Kingdom[4]	Europe	60,441,457
7	South Africa	Africa	44,344,136
8	Sudan	Africa	36,992,490
9	Kenya	Africa	33,829,590
10	Canada	North America	32,300,000
11	Uganda	Africa	27,269,482
12	Ghana	Africa	21,029,853
13	Australia15	Oceania	20,800,000
14	Madagascar	Africa	19,448,815
15	Cameroon	Africa	16,380,005
16	Zimbabwe	Africa	12,746,990
17	Malawi	Africa	12,158,924
18	Zambia	Africa	11,261,795
19	Rwanda	Africa	8,440,820
20	Sierra Leone	Africa	6,017,643
21	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	5,545,268
22	Singapore	Asia	4,425,720
23	Ireland	Europe	4,130,700
24	New Zealand15	Oceania	4,108,561
25	Liberia	Africa	3,482,211
26	Jamaica[5]	North America	2,731,832
27	Namibia	Africa	2,030,692
29	Lesotho	Africa	1,867,035
30	Botswana	Africa	1,640,115
31	The Gambia	Africa	1,593,256
32	Mauritius	Africa	1,230,602
33	Swaziland	Africa	1,173,900
34	Trinidad and Tobago	America	1,088,644
35	Fiji	Oceania	893,354
36	Guyana	South America	765,283
37	Solomon Islands	Oceania	538,032
38	Malta	Europe	398,534
39	The Bahamas	America	301,790
40	Belize	Central America	279,457
41	Barbados	America	279,254
42	Vanuatu	Oceania	205,754
43	Saint Lucia	America	166,312
44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	America	117,534
45	Micronesia	Oceania	108,105
46	Kiribati	Oceania	103,092
47	Grenada	America	89,502
48	Seychelles	Africa	81,188
49	Dominica	America	69,029
50	Antigua and Barbuda	America	68,722
51	Marshall Islands	Oceania	59,071
52	Saint Kitts and Nevis	America	38,958
53	Palau	Oceania	20,303
54	Nauru	Oceania	13,528

Non-sovereign entities

Rank	Entity	Continent	Population1
1	Hong Kong 2	Asia	6,898,686
2	Puerto Rico 3	America	3,912,054
3	Guam 4	Oceania	108,708
4	U.S. Virgin Islands 5	America	108,708
5	Jersey 6	Europe	88,200
6	Northern Mariana Islands 7	Oceania	80,801
7	Isle of Man 8	Europe	75,049
8	Bermuda 9	America	65,365
9	Guernsey 10	Europe	65,228
10	American Samoa 11	Oceania	64,869
11	Cayman Islands	America	44,270
12	Gibraltar	Europe	27,884
13	British Virgin Islands	America	22,643
14	Cook Islands	Oceania	21,388
15	Turks and Caicos Islands	America	20,556
16	Anguilla	America	13,254
17	Montserrat	America	9,341
18	Saint Helena	Africa	7,460
19	Falkland Islands	South America	2,967
20	Norfolk Island	Oceania	1,828
21	Christmas Island 12	Oceania	1,600
22	Niue	Oceania	1,600
23	Tokelau	Oceania	1,400
24	Tristan da Cunha	Africa	273
25	Pitcairn Islands 13	Oceania	67

See also

• List of countries by English-speaking population
• Anglosphere

Footnotes

1. ^ The population figures are based on List of countries by population. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Singapore Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Lesotho (lɪˈsuːtuː) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked country and Enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Antigua and Barbuda ( Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded" is an Island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800  km) east Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, is an Island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI is a commonwealth in Political union with the United The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The Cook Islands ( Cook Islands Māori: Kūki 'Āirani) are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The Turks and Caicos Islands ( TCI) (ˈtɜːks ænd ˈkeɪkəs are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies Anguilla (English pronunciation ang-GWILL-ah, æŋˈɡwɪlə is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Montserrat (ˌmɒntsəˈræt is British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand The Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi northwest of Niue (niːˈʔuːeɪ/ /ˈnjuːeɪ in English is an Island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. Tokelau (ˈtoʊkəlaʊ is a territory of New Zealand that consists of three tropical coral Atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Tristan da Cunha (ˈtrɪstən də ˈkuːnə is a group of remote volcanic Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2816 km (1750 miles from South This is a list of Countries of the world sorted by the total English -speaking population in that Country. The word Anglosphere describes a concept of a group of Anglophone ( English -speaking nations which share historical political and cultural characteristics rooted List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population.
2. ^ Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
3. ^ Puerto Rico is an unincorporated United States territory called a "Commonwealth"
4. ^ Guam is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States
5. ^ The US Virgin Islands is an insular area of the United States
6. ^ Jersey is a British Crown dependency
7. ^ The Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the United States
8. ^ Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency
9. ^ Bermuda is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom
10. ^ Guernsey is a British Crown dependency
11. ^ American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. territory
12. ^ Christmas Island is an external territory of Australia
13. ^ Pitcairn Islands is a British overseas territory
14. ^ Widely spoken but not an official language

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