What countries speak different languages?
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Languages by Countries
Afghanistan | Dari Persian, Pashtu (both official), other Turkic and minor languages |
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Angola | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
Antigua and Barbuda | English (official), local dialects |
Argentina | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
Armenia | Armenian 98%, Yezidi, Russian |
How many countries speak different languages?
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Language | World | Americas |
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English | 59 | 14 |
French | 29 | 2 |
Arabic | 22-25* | – |
Spanish | 20 | 18 |
What countries speak two languages?

Countries With More Than One Language
- Canada: French, English.
- China: Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Tong Shan, etc.
- India: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Kashmiri, Assamese, Oriya, Konkani, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.
- Switzerland: German, French, Italian, Rumantsch.
What countries speak the most languages?
Top 20 countries by number of languages
Country | # of languages | |
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1. | Papua New Guinea | 820 |
2. | Indonesia | 742 |
3. | Nigeria | 516 |
4. | India | 427 |
Can a country have 2 official languages?
Many countries, such as Belarus, Belgium, Canada, India, Ireland, South Africa and Switzerland, which are officially multilingual, may have many monolinguals in their population. Officially monolingual countries, on the other hand, such as France, can have sizable multilingual populations.

What country has no official language?
Some countries, such as the United States, have no official national language but do have areas where an official language has been adopted. Still other countries have no official languages at all. These include Australia, Eritrea, Luxembourg, Sweden and Tuvalu.