What language is used as the official language in the largest number of countries?
English
Spanish
French
Arabic
English is used as the official language in 59 countries (2017), including 24 countries in Africa and 16 in the Americas. It is the only language which is officially used on every continent (except Antarctica).
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Answers by country
English
Spanish
French
Arabic
answers
Thailand
29
Italy
127
Germany
174
the Philippines
16
Greece
45
Canada
42
the United States
478
France
27
India
73
Poland
5153
Ukraine
23
the United Kingdom
244
Republic of Ireland
32
Australia
50
Unknown
24
Austria
33
Spain
21
the Netherlands
36
Israel
16
Russia
25