| Anguilla Ireland, Northern Singapore | Canada (except Quebec) Namibia Vanuatu | Cayman Islands New Zealand Wales | Dominica Nigeria Zambia | England Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe |
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What countries have English as a second language?
- 10) Portugal. Welcome to the top 10 Portugal! …
- 8) Germany. …
- 7) Luxembourg. …
- 6) Austria. …
- 5) Finland. …
- 4) Denmark. …
- 3) Norway. …
- 2) Sweden.
How many countries have English as their official language?
Learn About All The English Speaking Countries
In fact, English is recognized as an official language in a total of
67 different countries
, as well as 27 non-sovereign entities.
Which European countries have English as an official language?
The English language is the de facto official language of
England
, the sole official language of Gibraltar and of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, and one of the official languages of the Republic of Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and the European Union.
What is the only country with English as the official language?
Belize
is the only English-language-official country in Central America.
What is the saddest language in the world?
It's official:
Chinese
is the saddest language. Research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences proved that every human language is biased toward the positive, but that the degree to which this bias occurs can vary widely between different languages.
What is the happiest language?
A recent study published by the National Academy of Sciences revealed that human language has a universal bias towards positivity, and out of all the languages tested, Spanish was the happiest.
Which country speaks worst English?
| 2020 Rank Country 2020 Proficiency Band | 97 Saudi Arabia Very Low Proficiency | 98 Oman Very Low Proficiency | 99 Iraq Very Low Proficiency | 100 Serbia Very Low Proficiency |
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Which country speak the best English?
The Netherlands
has emerged as the nation with the highest English language proficiency, according to the EF English Proficiency Index, with a score of 72. It is ahead of five other northern European nations at the top of the chart. In fact, the only non-European nation in the top ten is Singapore at number six.
What is the poorest English speaking country?
To narrow down this list, we first looked at the 13 countries where fewer than 10 percent of the population speaks English, according to The Telegraph. These include
China
, The Gambia, Malawi, Colombia, Swaziland, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Algeria, Uganda, Yemen, Chile and Tanzania.
Which country mother language is English?
| No. Country Primary language? | 1 Australia Yes | 2 New Zealand Yes | 3 United Kingdom Yes | 4 United States Yes |
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What country in Europe speaks the most English?
With a proficiency of 71.45%,
the Netherlands
is the country with the highest proficiency in English in all of continental Europe. Whether it's the similarities between English and Dutch, or some other factor, the population of this region can speak English at near-native levels.
Is English spoken in Italy?
Italian is the native language for Italy, but
around 29 percent of the population speaks English
. In America, where Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language, when you count native speakers and Spanish students, only about 16 percent of the population speak it.
Which country has the most English speakers 2020?
- United States: 268M. …
- India: 125M. …
- Pakistan: 94M. …
- The Philippines: 90M. …
- Nigeria: 79M-100M. …
- The United Kingdom: 59.6M. …
- The Netherlands: 15M English Speakers. …
- Denmark: 4.8M English Speakers.
Why is English an official language?
Most countries with English as an official language were
British territories
. As the British Empire began colonizing and expanding power in the 17th century, it brought the English language around the world. English was used in the colonies and native people were often forced to learn the language.
Who introduced English as official language?
English-language public instruction began in India in the 1830s during the rule of
the East India Company
(India was then, and is today, one of the most linguistically diverse regions of the world). In 1835, English replaced Persian as the official language of the East India Company.
