English is spoken in a lot of countries:
Majority English-speaking countries
Additional major English-speaking countries can also be found in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Former American and British colonies include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belau, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Federation of Micronesia, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jamaica, Johnston, Montserrat, Northern Marianas, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. Though these islands are small, they are culturally and linguistically tied to the UK or USA.
A number of countries use English as an official language as a unifying force despite the influence of major local languages in countries such as Botswana, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, India, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Samoa, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
English may also be a widely-used unofficial language, as is the case in Bangladesh.
Rank | Country | First language |
---|---|---|
1 | United States | 225,505,953 |
2 | United Kingdom | 58,200,000 |
3 | Canada | 18,232,195 |
4 | Australia | 15,581,334 |
5 | Ireland | 4,400,000 |
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