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English-speaking countries

List of the 56 countries where English is an official language

Official languages

English-speaking countries

Country Capital Capital Continent Population Continent Official languages
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda St. John's St. John's America 93,772America Anglais
Australia Australia Canberra Canberra Oceania 27,204,809Oceania Anglais
Bahamas Bahamas Nassau Nassau America 401,283America Anglais
Barbados Barbados Bridgetown Bridgetown America 282,467America Anglais
Belize Belize Belmopan Belmopan America 417,072America Anglais
Botswana Botswana Gaborone Gaborone Africa 2,521,139Africa Tswana, Anglais
Cameroon Cameroon Yaoundé Yaoundé Africa 29,123,744Africa Français, Anglais
Canada Canada Ottawa Ottawa America 41,288,599America Français, Anglais
Dominica Dominica Roseau Roseau America 66,205America Anglais
Eritrea Eritrea Asmara Asmara Africa 3,535,603Africa Arabe, Anglais, Tigrigna
Eswatini Eswatini Mbabane Mbabane Africa 1,242,822Africa Swati, Anglais
Fiji Fiji Suva Suva Oceania 928,784Oceania Anglais, Fidjien, Hindi des Fidji
Gambia Gambia Banjul Banjul Africa 2,759,988Africa Anglais
Ghana Ghana Accra Accra Africa 34,427,414Africa Anglais
Grenada Grenada St. George's St. George's America 117,207America Anglais
Guyana Guyana Georgetown Georgetown America 831,087America Anglais
India India New Delhi New Delhi Asia 1,450,935,791Asia Anglais, Hindi
Ireland Ireland Dublin Dublin Europe 5,380,257Europe Irlandais, Anglais
Jamaica Jamaica Kingston Kingston America 2,839,175America Anglais
Kenya Kenya Nairobi Nairobi Africa 56,432,944Africa Swahili, Anglais
Kiribati Kiribati Tarawa Tarawa Oceania 134,518Oceania Gilbertin, Anglais
Lesotho Lesotho Maseru Maseru Africa 2,337,423Africa Sesotho, Anglais
Liberia Liberia Monrovia Monrovia Africa 5,612,817Africa Anglais
Malawi Malawi Lilongwe Lilongwe Africa 21,655,286Africa Chichewa, Anglais
Malta Malta Valletta Valletta Europe 574,346Europe Maltais, Anglais
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Majuro Majuro Oceania 37,548Oceania Marshallais, Anglais
Micronesia Micronesia Palikir Palikir Oceania 113,160Oceania Anglais
Namibia Namibia Windhoek Windhoek Africa 3,030,131Africa Anglais
Nauru Nauru Yaren Yaren Oceania 11,947Oceania Nauruan, Anglais
New Zealand New Zealand Wellington Wellington Oceania 5,338,500Oceania Maori, Anglais, Langue des signes néo-zélandaise
Nigeria Nigeria Abuja Abuja Africa 232,679,478Africa Anglais
Pakistan Pakistan Islamabad Islamabad Asia 251,269,164Asia Ourdou, Anglais
Palau Palau Melekeok Melekeok Oceania 17,695Oceania Paluan, Anglais
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Port Moresby Oceania 10,576,502Oceania Tok pisin, Hiri motu, Anglais, Langue des signes papouasienne
Philippines Philippines Manila Manila Asia 115,843,670Asia Filipino, Anglais
Rwanda Rwanda Kigali Kigali Africa 14,256,567Africa Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Français, Anglais
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Basseterre America 46,843America Anglais
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Castries Castries America 179,744America Anglais
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Kingstown America 100,616America Anglais
Samoa Samoa Apia Apia Oceania 218,019Oceania Samoan, Anglais
Seychelles Seychelles Victoria Victoria Africa 121,354Africa Créole seychellois, Anglais, Français
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Freetown Freetown Africa 8,642,022Africa Anglais
Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore Asia 6,036,860Asia Chinois mandarin, Anglais, Malais, Tamoul
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Honiara Honiara Oceania 819,198Oceania Anglais
South Africa South Africa Pretoria Pretoria Africa 64,007,187Africa Zoulou, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho du Nord, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, Ndebele, Anglais
South Sudan South Sudan Juba Juba Africa 11,943,408Africa Anglais
Sudan Sudan Khartoum Khartoum Africa 50,448,963Africa Anglais, Arabe
Tonga Tonga Nukualofa Nukualofa Oceania 104,175Oceania Anglais, Tongien
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Port of Spain America 1,368,333America Anglais
Tuvalu Tuvalu Funafuti Funafuti Oceania 9,646Oceania Tuvaluan, Anglais
Uganda Uganda Kampala Kampala Africa 50,015,092Africa Swahili, Anglais
United Kingdom United Kingdom London London Europe 69,226,000Europe Anglais
United States United States Washington D.C. Washington D.C. America 340,110,988America Anglais
Vanuatu Vanuatu Port Vila Port Vila Oceania 327,777Oceania Bichelamar, Français, Anglais
Zambia Zambia Lusaka Lusaka Africa 21,314,956Africa Anglais
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare Harare Africa 16,634,373Africa Anglais, Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Langue des signes zimbabwéenne, Sotho, Chitonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa

Frequently asked questions

How many English-speaking countries are there in the world?

There are 56 countries recognized by the UN where English is an official language, found on every continent: Europe (UK, Ireland, Malta), Americas (USA, Canada, Jamaica...), Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya...) and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand).

What is the largest English-speaking country?

The United States is the largest English-speaking country by GDP and population (335 million). By land area, Australia leads with 7.7 million km². Canada, bilingual, is the world's 2nd largest country.

Is English the most spoken language in the world?

English has the most total speakers (native + non-native), estimated at about 1.5 billion. It serves as the lingua franca of business, science and international diplomacy.

In which African countries is English an official language?

Many sub-Saharan African countries have English as an official language, a legacy of British colonisation: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Botswana and others.