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List of countries by English-speaking population

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The distribution of English language by countries.

There are countries where people speak English. The English, came from England in the United Kingdom, and it is one of the languages of West Germanic languages.[1][2]

It is the international language in the world across the Western Hemisphere and the regions in Oceania, There are four dialects the American English, Australian English, British English (including Ireland) and the Canadian English. It is widely spoken in some parts of the continent, Despite the Philippine English is one of the variety dialect in English language is rarely used geographically only in the Philippines has similar to American dialect.

List of countries and largest cities
Continent Country Largest cities
1. Oceania
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Pacific Islanders
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Australia Australia
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Sydney
2. North America
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Canadian
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Canada Canada
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Toronto
3. Europe
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British/English
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United Kingdom United Kingdom
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Manchester
4. Europe
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Irish/English
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Ireland Republic of Ireland
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Belfast
5. North America
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American
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United States United States
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New York City
6. Oceania
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New Zealand
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New Zealand New Zealand
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Auckland

India

List of major countries and population[change]

Country Capital Language Population(s) (2020s)
Australia (Australia) Australia Canberra English 25,726,900
Canada Canada Ottawa English, French 38,008,005
New Zealand New Zealand Wellington English, Māori 5,131,870
Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin Irish, English 7,026,636
United Kingdom (Great Britain) United Kingdom London English & Welsh 67,886,004
United States United States Washington, D.C. English, Spanish 328,239,523

Related pages[change]

References[change]

  1. "List of majority native English speaking countries". December 2021.
  2. "English Speaking Countries 2023".