English around the World

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Research by ProEnglish has found that 65 countries and territories around the world have English as an official language. Most of those countries are located in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

The research shows that the U.S. is out of step with most English-speaking nations, and is one of the few countries that operate without an official language.

Of the 65 countries and territories that have made English their official language, 35 countries have made English their sole official language.

English is sole official language
Anguilla*
Antigua and Barbuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands*
Cayman Islands*
Christmas Island*
Dominica
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jersey
Kiribati
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritius
Federated States of Micronesia
Namibia
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island*
Pitcairn Islands*
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands*
Uganda
Zimbabwe
English is one of two or more official languages

Cameroon
Canada
Cook Islands
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Hong Kong
Ireland
Kenya
Lesotho
Malta
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands*
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sint Maarten*
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

*denotes area is a territory, not a country

 

Perhaps the United States should also make English its official language.