Lists of countries and territories by official language

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Other official languages

Hindustani

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Provincial or state level
Secondary provincial or state language
National level Hindustani map.png
  Provincial or state level
  Secondary provincial or state language
  National level
CountryRegionPopulationStatus
Flag of India.svg  India Asia1,367,703,110 [1] Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Asia220,892,331 [2] Urdu is co-official with English.
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Africa59,622,350 [3] More than 436,000 Hindi speakers. [4] According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages.
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Oceania889,327 [5] Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian.
Total1,649,107,118

Italian

Italian Linguasphere.Legend
Native language
Administrative language
Secondary language or non-official.
Italophone minorities Linguistic map of the Italian language.svg
Italian Linguasphere.Legend
  Native language
  Administrative language
  Secondary language or non-official.
  Italophone minorities
CountryRegionPopulationStatus
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Europe60,198,633 [6] Official language
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Europe8,619,259 [7] Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Europe208,055 Istria County
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Europe93,089 Slovene Istria
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Europe33,607 [8] Official language
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Europe825 [9] Co-official language with Latin
Total69,153,468

Malay

Malay Linguasphere.
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken Malay language Spoken Area Map v1.png
Malay Linguasphere.
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
  East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
  Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken
CountryRegionPopulationPrimary Language?Notes
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Asia237,424,363 [10] Yes (as an Indonesian language)Malay language in Indonesia is considered a regional language (bahasa daerah), on part with regional languages spoken in the regions of Sumatra and Kalimantan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Asia30,018,242 [11] Yes
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Asia5,469,700 [12] Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil)
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Asia417,200 [13] Yes
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania596 [14] Yes (along with English) Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory.
Total273,330,101

Portuguese

Global spread of Portuguese:
Native language and official
Official and administrative language Detailed SVG map of the Lusophone world.svg
Global spread of Portuguese:
  Native language and official
  Official and administrative language
CountryRegionPopulation [15] [16] More information
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil South America217,637,297 [17] Brazilian Portuguese
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Africa21,669,278 [18] Mozambican Portuguese
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Africa18,498,000 [19] Angolan Portuguese
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Europe10,318,000 [20] European Portuguese
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Africa1,795,834 [21] Brazilian Portuguese
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor Asia1,245,000 [22] East Timorese Portuguese
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa1,110,000 [23] Guinean Portuguese
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Asia641,000 [24] Macanese Portuguese
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Africa499,000 [25] Cape Verdean Portuguese
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe Africa212,679 [26] Sao Tomean Portuguese
Total273,626,088

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  17. Brazil does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  18. Mozambique does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  19. Angola does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  20. The main language of Portuguese Communitities.
  21. (co-official with Spanish and French)
  22. co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)
  23. Guines-Bissau does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  24. Co-official with Cantonese.
  25. Cape Verde does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.
  26. Sao Tome and Principe does not have an official language at the federal level however, Portuguese is spoken by the majority.