Official languages
English-speaking countries
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| Country | Capital | Continent | Population | Area (km²) | Official languages | |
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Algeria | Algiers | Africa | 46 814 308 | 2 381 740 | Arabe, Berbère |
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Angola | Luanda | Africa | 37 885 849 | 1 246 700 | Portugais |
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Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | America | 93 772 | 440 | Anglais |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | America | 45 696 159 | 2 780 400 | Espagnol |
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Australia | Canberra | Oceania | 27 204 809 | 7 741 220 | Anglais |
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Bahamas | Nassau | America | 401 283 | 13 880 | Anglais |
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Bahrain | Manama | Asia | 1 588 670 | 790 | Arabe |
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Barbados | Bridgetown | America | 282 467 | 430 | Anglais |
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Belgium | Brussels | Europe | 11 876 844 | 30 689 | Néerlandais, Français, Allemand |
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Belize | Belmopan | America | 417 072 | 22 970 | Anglais |
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Benin | Porto Novo | Africa | 14 462 724 | 114 760 | Français |
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Bolivia | Sucre | America | 12 413 315 | 1 098 580 | Espagnol |
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Botswana | Gaborone | Africa | 2 521 139 | 581 730 | Tswana, Anglais |
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Brazil | Brasilia | America | 211 998 573 | 8 510 420 | Portugais |
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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Africa | 23 548 781 | 274 200 | Français |
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Burundi | Bujumbura | Africa | 14 047 786 | 27 830 | Français, Kirundi |
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Cameroon | Yaoundé | Africa | 29 123 744 | 475 440 | Français, Anglais |
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Canada | Ottawa | America | 41 288 599 | 15 634 400 | Français, Anglais |
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Cape Verde | Praia | Africa | 524 877 | 4 030 | Portugais |
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Central African Republic | Bangui | Africa | 5 330 690 | 622 980 | Sango, Français |
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Chad | N'Djamena | Africa | 20 299 123 | 1 284 000 | Français, Arabe |
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Chile | Santiago | America | 19 764 771 | 756 700 | Espagnol |
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Colombia | Bogota | America | 52 886 363 | 1 140 620 | Espagnol |
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Comoros | Moroni | Africa | 866 628 | 1 861 | Comorien, Français, Arabe |
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Costa Rica | San José | America | 5 129 910 | 51 100 | Espagnol |
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Cuba | Havana | America | 10 979 783 | 109 880 | Espagnol |
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Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | Africa | 109 276 265 | 2 344 860 | Français |
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Djibouti | Djibouti | Africa | 1 168 722 | 23 200 | Français, Arabe |
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Dominica | Roseau | America | 66 205 | 750 | Anglais |
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Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | America | 11 427 557 | 146 839 | Espagnol |
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East Timor | Dili | Oceania | 1 400 638 | 14 870 | Tétoum, Portugais |
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Ecuador | Quito | America | 18 135 478 | 256 370 | Espagnol, Kichwa, Shuar |
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Egypt | Cairo | Africa | 116 538 258 | 1 001 450 | Arabe |
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El Salvador | San Salvador | America | 6 338 193 | 21 040 | Espagnol |
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Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Africa | 1 892 516 | 28 050 | Espagnol, Français, Portugais |
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Eritrea | Asmara | Africa | 3 535 603 | 121 630 | Arabe, Anglais, Tigrigna |
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Eswatini | Mbabane | Africa | 1 242 822 | 17 360 | Swati, Anglais |
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Fiji | Suva | Oceania | 928 784 | 18 270 | Anglais, Fidjien, Hindi des Fidji |
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France | Paris | Europe | 68 516 699 | 549 087 | Français |
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Gabon | Libreville | Africa | 2 538 952 | 267 670 | Français |
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Gambia | Banjul | Africa | 2 759 988 | 11 300 | Anglais |
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Ghana | Accra | Africa | 34 427 414 | 238 533 | Anglais |
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Grenada | St. George's | America | 117 207 | 340 | Anglais |
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Guatemala | Guatemala City | America | 18 406 359 | 108 890 | Espagnol |
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Guinea | Conakry | Africa | 14 754 785 | 245 860 | Français |
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Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Africa | 2 201 352 | 36 130 | Portugais |
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Guyana | Georgetown | America | 831 087 | 214 970 | Anglais |
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Haiti | Port-au-Prince | America | 11 772 557 | 27 750 | Français, Créole haïtien |
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Honduras | Tegucigalpa | America | 10 825 703 | 112 490 | Espagnol |
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India | New Delhi | Asia | 1 450 935 791 | 3 287 260 | Anglais, Hindi |
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Iraq | Baghdad | Asia | 46 042 015 | 435 050 | Arabe, Kurde |
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Ireland | Dublin | Europe | 5 380 257 | 70 280 | Irlandais, Anglais |
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Israel | Jerusalem | Asia | 9 974 400 | 22 070 | Hébreu, Arabe |
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Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Africa | 31 934 230 | 322 460 | Français |
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Jamaica | Kingston | America | 2 839 175 | 10 990 | Anglais |
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Jordan | Amman | Asia | 11 552 876 | 89 318 | Arabe |
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Kenya | Nairobi | Africa | 56 432 944 | 580 370 | Swahili, Anglais |
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Kiribati | Tarawa | Oceania | 134 518 | 810 | Gilbertin, Anglais |
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | Asia | 4 973 861 | 17 820 | Arabe |
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Lebanon | Beirut | Asia | 5 805 962 | 10 450 | Arabe |
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Lesotho | Maseru | Africa | 2 337 423 | 30 360 | Sesotho, Anglais |
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Liberia | Monrovia | Africa | 5 612 817 | 111 370 | Anglais |
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Libya | Tripoli | Africa | 7 381 023 | 1 759 540 | Arabe |
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Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Europe | 677 717 | 2 590 | Luxembourgeois, Français, Allemand |
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Madagascar | Antananarivo | Africa | 31 964 956 | 587 295 | Malgache, Français |
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Malawi | Lilongwe | Africa | 21 655 286 | 118 480 | Chichewa, Anglais |
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Mali | Bamako | Africa | 24 478 595 | 1 240 190 | Français |
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Malta | Valletta | Europe | 574 346 | 320 | Maltais, Anglais |
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Marshall Islands | Majuro | Oceania | 37 548 | 180 | Marshallais, Anglais |
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Mauritania | Nouakchott | Africa | 5 169 395 | 1 030 700 | Arabe |
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Mexico | Mexico City | America | 130 861 007 | 1 964 380 | Espagnol |
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Micronesia | Palikir | Oceania | 113 160 | 700 | Anglais |
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Monaco | Monaco | Europe | 38 631 | 74 | Français |
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Morocco | Rabat | Africa | 38 081 173 | 446 550 | Berbère, Arabe |
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Mozambique | Maputo | Africa | 34 631 766 | 799 380 | Portugais |
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Namibia | Windhoek | Africa | 3 030 131 | 824 290 | Anglais |
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Nauru | Yaren | Oceania | 11 947 | 20 | Nauruan, Anglais |
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New Zealand | Wellington | Oceania | 5 338 500 | 267 710 | Maori, Anglais, Langue des signes néo-zélandaise |
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Nicaragua | Managua | America | 6 916 140 | 130 370 | Espagnol |
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Niger | Niamey | Africa | 27 032 412 | 1 267 000 | Français |
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Nigeria | Abuja | Africa | 232 679 478 | 923 770 | Anglais |
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Oman | Muscat | Asia | 5 281 538 | 309 500 | Arabe |
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Pakistan | Islamabad | Asia | 251 269 164 | 796 100 | Ourdou, Anglais |
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Palau | Melekeok | Oceania | 17 695 | 460 | Paluan, Anglais |
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Palestine | East Jerusalem | Asia | 5 289 152 | 6 025 | Arabe |
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Panama | Panama City | America | 4 515 577 | 75 320 | Espagnol |
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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Oceania | 10 576 502 | 462 840 | Tok pisin, Hiri motu, Anglais, Langue des signes papouasienne |
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Paraguay | Asunción | America | 6 929 153 | 406 752 | Guarani, Espagnol |
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Peru | Lima | America | 34 217 848 | 1 285 220 | Espagnol, Quecha, Aymara |
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Philippines | Manila | Asia | 115 843 670 | 300 000 | Filipino, Anglais |
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Portugal | Lisbon | Europe | 10 701 636 | 92 230 | Portugais |
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Qatar | Doha | Asia | 2 857 822 | 11 490 | Arabe |
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Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | Africa | 6 332 961 | 342 000 | Français |
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Rwanda | Kigali | Africa | 14 256 567 | 26 340 | Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Français, Anglais |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | America | 46 843 | 260 | Anglais |
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Saint Lucia | Castries | America | 179 744 | 620 | Anglais |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | America | 100 616 | 390 | Anglais |
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Samoa | Apia | Oceania | 218 019 | 2 840 | Samoan, Anglais |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Africa | 235 536 | 960 | Portugais |
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Asia | 35 300 280 | 2 149 690 | Arabe |
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Senegal | Dakar | Africa | 18 501 984 | 196 710 | Français |
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Seychelles | Victoria | Africa | 121 354 | 460 | Créole seychellois, Anglais, Français |
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Sierra Leone | Freetown | Africa | 8 642 022 | 72 300 | Anglais |
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Singapore | Singapore | Asia | 6 036 860 | 728 | Chinois mandarin, Anglais, Malais, Tamoul |
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Solomon Islands | Honiara | Oceania | 819 198 | 28 900 | Anglais |
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Somalia | Mogadishu | Africa | 19 009 151 | 637 660 | Somali, Arabe |
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South Africa | Pretoria | Africa | 64 007 187 | 1 219 090 | Zoulou, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho du Nord, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, Ndebele, Anglais |
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South Sudan | Juba | Africa | 11 943 408 | 646 883 | Anglais |
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Spain | Madrid | Europe | 48 807 137 | 505 978 | Espagnol |
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Sudan | Khartoum | Africa | 50 448 963 | 1 878 000 | Anglais, Arabe |
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Switzerland | Bern | Europe | 9 034 102 | 41 290 | Allemand, Français, Italien, Romanche |
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Syria | Damascus | Asia | 24 672 760 | 185 180 | Arabe |
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Togo | Lomé | Africa | 9 515 236 | 56 790 | Français |
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Tonga | Nukualofa | Oceania | 104 175 | 750 | Anglais, Tongien |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | America | 1 368 333 | 5 130 | Anglais |
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Tunisia | Tunis | Africa | 12 277 109 | 163 610 | Arabe |
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Tuvalu | Funafuti | Oceania | 9 646 | 30 | Tuvaluan, Anglais |
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Uganda | Kampala | Africa | 50 015 092 | 241 550 | Swahili, Anglais |
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United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Asia | 10 876 981 | 98 647 | Arabe |
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United Kingdom | London | Europe | 69 226 000 | 243 610 | Anglais |
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United States | Washington D.C. | America | 340 110 988 | 9 831 510 | Anglais |
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Uruguay | Montevideo | America | 3 386 588 | 176 220 | Espagnol |
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Vanuatu | Port Vila | Oceania | 327 777 | 12 190 | Bichelamar, Français, Anglais |
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Venezuela | Caracas | America | 28 405 543 | 912 050 | Espagnol |
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Yemen | Sana'a | Asia | 40 583 164 | 527 970 | Arabe |
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Zambia | Lusaka | Africa | 21 314 956 | 752 610 | Anglais |
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Zimbabwe | Harare | Africa | 16 634 373 | 390 760 | 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.