Friday, January 16, 2009



List of countries where English is an official language




The English speaking countries are:

Country ↓ Continent ↓ Population1 ↓
India (associate status) Asia 1,129,866,154
United States North America 300,007,997
Pakistan Asia 162,419,946
Nigeria Africa 128,771,988
Philippines Asia 87,857,473
United Kingdom Europe 60,441,457
South Africa Africa 44,344,136
Sudan Africa 36,992,490
Kenya Africa 33,829,590
Canada North America 32,300,000
Uganda Africa 27,269,482
Ghana Africa 21,029,853
Australia Australia 20,800,000
Madagascar Africa 19,448,815
Cameroon Africa 16,380,005
Zimbabwe Africa 12,746,990
Malawi Africa 12,158,924
Zambia Africa 11,261,795
Tanzania Africa 40,000,000
Rwanda Africa 8,440,820
Sierra Leone Africa 6,017,643
Papua New Guinea Oceania 5,545,268
Singapore Asia 4,425,720
Ireland Europe 4,130,700
New Zealand Oceania 4,108,561
Liberia Africa 3,482,211
Jamaica North America 2,731,832
Namibia Africa 2,030,692
Lesotho Africa 1,867,035
Botswana Africa 1,640,115
The Gambia Africa 1,593,256
Mauritius Africa 1,230,602
Swaziland Africa 1,173,900
Trinidad and Tobago North America 1,088,644
Fiji Oceania 893,354
Guyana South America 765,283
Solomon Islands Oceania 538,032
Malta Europe 398,534
The Bahamas North America 301,790
Belize Central America 279,457
Barbados North America 279,254
Vanuatu Oceania 205,754
Samoa Oceania 188,540
Saint Lucia North America 166,312
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines America 117,534
Micronesia Oceania 108,105
Kiribati Oceania 103,092
Tonga Oceania 100,000
Grenada America 89,502
Seychelles Africa 81,188
Dominica America 69,029
Antigua and Barbuda America 68,722
Marshall Islands Oceania 59,071
Saint Kitts and Nevis America 38,958
Palau Oceania 20,303
Nauru Oceania 13,528
Tuvalu Oceania 11,992