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English Around English Around the Worldthe World
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Official language of 53 countries One of the most spoken languages
English around the worldEnglish around the world
English as the first language
English as the second language
More than340 mln
More than 1 bln
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The top 10 most spoken languages (2008)The top 10 most spoken languages (2008)
1. Chinese (Mandarin) = 1,210,000,000
2. Hindustani = 366,000,000
3. Spanish = 358,000,000
4. English = 341,000,000
5. Arabic = 300,000,000
6. Portuguese = 250,000,000
7. Bengali = 207,000,000
8. Russian = 167,000,000
9. Japanese = 125,000,000
10.German = 100,100,000
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The British Empire in 1897
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English around the world
– countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language
– countries where it is an official but not a primary language
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
4. Australia 15 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
4. Australia 15 mln
5. Ireland 3,8 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
4. Australia 15 mln
5. Ireland 3,8 mln
6. South Africa 3,7 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
4. Australia 15 mln
5. Ireland 3,8 mln
6. South Africa 3,7 mln
7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln
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Countries in order of native speakersCountries in order of native speakers
Rank Country 1st language speakers
1. The USA 215.4 mln
2. The United Kingdom 58 mln
3. Canada 17,7 mln
4. Australia 15 mln
5. Ireland 3,8 mln
6. South Africa 3,7 mln
7. New Zealand ≥ 3 mln
8. Jamaica 2.6 mln
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Varieties of EnglishVarieties of English British English American English / US English Canadian English Australian English New Zealand English Caribbean English Nigerian English Singaporean English South African English Indian English
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Distribution of native English speakers Distribution of native English speakers by countryby country
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English is the official language for aerial and maritime communications
The official language of the European Union, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, UNESCO, NATO, WHO (World Health Organisation)
English around the worldEnglish around the world
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Chinglish Deutschlish / Gerlish Frenglish Hindlish Italglish Spanglish Russlish / Runglish (Рунглийский язык)
International DialectsInternational Dialects