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Population Full 56,180 in American Samoa, all users. L1 users: 2,180 in American Samoa (2010). L2 users: 54,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Anguilla Language name English
Population Full 12,250 in Anguilla, all users. L1 users: 950 in Anguilla (2004). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 11,300 (2003 UNSD).
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Antigua and Barbuda Language name English
Population Full 89,000 in Antigua and Barbuda, all users. L1 users: 86,400 in Antigua and Barbuda (2011). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 2,600 (2011).
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Argentina Language name English
Population Full 2,850,000 in Argentina, all users. L1 users: 100,000 in Argentina (1985 New York Times). L2 users: 2,750,000 (2006).
Location Widespread, mostly in Buenos Aires.
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Aruba Language name English
Population Full 42,000 in Aruba, all users. L1 users: 7,000 in Aruba (2009 UNSD). L2 users: 35,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Australia Language name English
Population Full 21,900,000 in Australia, all users. L1 users: 18,400,000 in Australia (2015). L2 users: 3,500,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Australian Standard English, Aboriginal English, Neo-Nyungar (Noogar, Noonga, Noongar).
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Austria Language name English
Population Full 6,418,600 in Austria, all users. L1 users: 58,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). L2 users: 6,360,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Bahamas Language name English
Population Full 385,200 in Bahamas, all users. L1 users: 351,000 in Bahamas (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 34,200 (2014).
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Bahrain Language name English
Population Full 16,600 in Bahrain (2013).
Language Use Used for most business communication. Many Bahraini children learn English before Arabic [arb] because it is easier to learn (2004).
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Barbados Language name English
Population Full 275,000 in Barbados, all users. L1 users: 262,000 in Barbados (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 13,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Belgium Language name English
Population Full 4,284,500 in Belgium, all users. L1 users: 24,500 in Belgium (2013 census). L2 users: 4,260,000 (European Commission 2012).
Alternate Names Anglais, Engels, Englisch
Language Use Used as L2 by Dutch [nld], Vlaams [vls].
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Belize Language name English
Population Full 240,000 in Belize, all users. L1 users: 184,000 in Belize (2014 UNSD). L2 users: 56,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Education, government, commerce.
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Bermuda Language name English
Population Full 62,000 in Bermuda (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Bermudan English.
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Bhutan Language name English
Language Use Education, government, commerce, media. Used as L2 by Khengkha [xkf].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Botswana Language name English
Population Full 682,900 in Botswana, all users. L1 users: 52,900 in Botswana (2015 UNSD). L2 users: 630,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use International trade, the medium of western influence.
Language Development Language of instruction from fifth grade. Taught from the beginning of primary school as a required subject. Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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British Indian Ocean Territory Language name English
Population Full 4,000 in British Indian Ocean Territory (2004 census).
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British Virgin Islands Language name English
Population Full 20,000 in British Virgin Islands (Crystal 2003a).
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Brunei Language name English
Population Full 144,000 in Brunei, all users. L1 users: 10,000 in Brunei (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 134,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Government, education, and by the educated as L1 or L2.
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Bulgaria Language name English
Population Full 1,802,500 in Bulgaria, all users. L1 users: 2,500 in Bulgaria (2016 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 1,800,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Bulgarian [bul].
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Cambodia Language name English
Population Full 3,502,360 in Cambodia, all users. L1 users: 2,360 in Cambodia (2009 UNSD). L2 users: 3,500,000 (2016 R. Salin).
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Cameroon Language name English
Population Full 7,500,000 in Cameroon (Pinyon and Haydon 2010), L2 users.
Location Mainly North West and South West regions.
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Canada Language name English
Population Full 26,400,000 in Canada, all users. L1 users: 19,400,000 in Canada (2016 census). L2 users: 7,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Newfoundland English.
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Caribbean Netherlands Language name English
Population Full 3,390 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 300, Sint Eustatius 1,900, Saba 1,190.
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Cayman Islands Language name English
Population Full 50,000 in Cayman Islands (2012 UNSD).
Dialects Cayman Islands English.
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China Language name English
Population Full 10,000,000 in China (2017), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Mandarin Chinese [cmn], Min Nan Chinese [nan], Naxi [nxq], Uyghur [uig], Xibe [sjo].
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China–Hong Kong Language name English
Population Full 3,750,000 in China–Hong Kong, all users. L1 users: 300,000 in China–Hong Kong (2016 census), increasing. L2 users: 3,450,000 (2016 census).
Language Use Positive attitudes.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Christmas Island Language name English
Population Full 440 in Christmas Island (2016).
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Language name English
Population Full 100 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2012 World Factbook).
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Colombia Language name English
Population Full 1,910,000 in Colombia (2015), L2 users.
Location San Andrés y Providencia department; scattered elsewhere.
Language Use Used as L2 by Islander Creole English [icr].
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Cook Islands Language name English
Population Full 17,680 in Cook Islands, all users. L1 users: 680 in Cook Islands (2011 SIL). L2 users: 17,000 (2012 M. Salisbury).
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Croatia Language name English
Population Full 2,060,000 in Croatia (European Commission 2006), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Croatian [hrv].
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Curacao Language name English
Population Full 4,440 in Curacao (2014).
Language Use Used as L2 by Papiamentu [pap].
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Cyprus Language name English
Population Full 888,800 in Cyprus, all users. L1 users: 34,800 in Cyprus (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 854,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Greek [ell].
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Czechia Language name English
Population Full 2,867,200 in Czechia, all users. L1 users: 7,200 in Czechia (2011 census). L2 users: 2,860,000 (European Commission 2012).
Alternate Names Angličtina
Language Use Used as L2 by Czech [ces].
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Denmark Language name English
Population Full 4,913,100 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 23,100 in Denmark (2007 I. Larsen). L2 users: 4,890,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Danish [dan].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Dominica Language name English
Population Full 63,000 in Dominica, all users. L1 users: 3,000 in Dominica (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 60,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Dominican English.
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Dominican Republic Language name English
Population Full 8,000 in Dominican Republic (Holm 1989).
Location Cibao Nordeste and Samaná regions, northeastern peninsula.
Language Use Also use Haitian Creole [hat], Spanish [spa].
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Eritrea Language name English
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Estonia Language name English
Population Full 660,880 in Estonia, all users. L1 users: 880 in Estonia (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 660,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Standard Estonian [ekk].
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Eswatini Language name English
Population Full 68,300 in Eswatini, all users. L1 users: 18,300 in Eswatini (2017 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 50,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Ethiopia Language name English
Population Full 171,870 in Ethiopia, all users. L1 users: 1,870 in Ethiopia (2010 UNSD). L2 users: 170,000.
Language Use Language of higher education, many technical fields, and international communication.
Language Development Taught in secondary schools throughout Ethiopia.
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Falkland Islands Language name English
Population Full 2,610 in Falkland Islands (2012 World Factbook).
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Fiji Language name English
Population Full 176,000 in Fiji, all users. L1 users: 6,000 in Fiji (Crystal 2003b). L2 users: 170,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Also used by many urban Chinese (4,652 in 1976), Rotuman, occasionally by Indians, rarely by Fijians (Geraghty and Pawley 1981). Reportedly a Fijian Pidgin English. Main language of commerce, education, government.
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Finland Language name English
Population Full 3,858,800 in Finland, all users. L1 users: 18,800 in Finland (2016 census). L2 users: 3,840,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Finnish [fin].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Gambia Language name English
Population Full 41,000 in Gambia, all users. L1 users: 1,000 in Gambia (2004). L2 users: 40,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Germany Language name English
Population Full 45,865,000 in Germany, all users. L1 users: 265,000 in Germany (2017 census). Based on nationality. L2 users: 45,600,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by German Sign Language [gsg], Northern Frisian [frr], Standard German [deu].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Ghana Language name English
Population Full 9,800,000 in Ghana (2010 census), L2 users.
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Gibraltar Language name English
Population Full 30,000 in Gibraltar, all users. L1 users: 28,000 in Gibraltar (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 2,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Grenada Language name English
Population Full 5,350 in Grenada (2015).
Dialects Grenadian English.
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Guam Language name English
Population Full 163,200 in Guam, all users. L1 users: 63,200 in Guam (2013 census). L2 users: 100,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Guernsey Language name English
Population Full 62,500 in Guernsey.
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Guyana Language name English
Population Full 680,000 in Guyana, all users. L1 users: 650,000 in Guyana (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 30,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Guyanese English.
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Honduras Language name English
Population Full 31,500 in Honduras (2000 J. Leclerc). 22,500 Bay Islands English speakers on the north coast.
Location Islas de la Bahía department: large cities along north mainland coast.
Dialects Bay Islands English.
Language Use Used as L2 by Garifuna [cab].
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Hungary Language name English
Population Full 1,980,000 in Hungary (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Hungarian [hun].
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India Language name English
Population Full 200,260,000 in India, all users. L1 users: 260,000 in India (2011 census). L2 users: 200,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Ireland Language name English
Population Full 4,652,000 in Ireland, all users. L1 users: 4,370,000 in Ireland (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 282,000 (European Commission 2012).
Dialects South Hiberno English, North Hiberno English.
Language Use Some also use French [fra] (European Commission 2006). A few also use Standard German [deu] (European Commission 2006).
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Isle of Man Language name English
Population Full 88,000 in Isle of Man (2015).
Language Use Used as L2 by Manx [glv].
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Israel Language name English
Population Full 125,000 in Israel (2016).
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Italy Language name English
Population Full 20,700,000 in Italy (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Italian [ita].
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Jamaica Language name English
Population Full 50,000 in Jamaica (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
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Jersey Language name English
Population Full 93,000 in Jersey (2016 World Factbook).
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Kenya Language name English
Population Full 2,700,000 in Kenya (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
Language Use Official language in most transactions. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Kiribati Language name English
Population Full 25,500 in Kiribati, all users. L1 users: 2,500 in Kiribati (2015). L2 users: 23,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Latvia Language name English
Population Full 914,000 in Latvia (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Standard Latvian [lvs].
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Lebanon Language name English
Population Full 1,715,170 in Lebanon, all users. L1 users: 5,170 in Lebanon (2004 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 1,710,000 (Ramaswami et al 2012).
Language Use Used to some extent since American University of Beirut founded in 1866. Many English language publications. Language of instruction in some schools and universities. Not spoken on the street or in Lebanese homes.
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Lesotho Language name English
Population Full 500,000 in Lesotho (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
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Liberia Language name English
Population Full 2,500,000 in Liberia (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
Dialects Liberian Standard English.
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Lithuania Language name English
Population Full 1,100,290 in Lithuania, all users. L1 users: 290 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). L2 users: 1,100,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Lithuanian [lit].
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Madagascar Language name English
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Malawi Language name English
Population Full 540,000 in Malawi (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
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Malaysia Language name English
Population Full 7,380,000 in Malaysia, all users. L1 users: 380,000 in Malaysia (Crystal 2003a), increasing. L2 users: 7,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Location Widespread: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Putrajaya, Selangor, and Terengganu states.
Language Use Nearly all domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Maldives Language name English
Language Use Used as L2 by Maldivian [div].
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Malta Language name English
Population Full 385,600 in Malta, all users. L1 users: 16,600 in Malta (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 369,000 (European Commission 2012).
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Marshall Islands Language name English
Population Full 68,200 in Marshall Islands, all users. L1 users: 23,200 in Marshall Islands (2001 UNSD). L2 users: 45,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Mauritius Language name English
Population Full 205,900 in Mauritius, all users. L1 users: 5,900 in Mauritius (2012 UNSD). L2 users: 200,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Courts, road signs.
Language Development Taught in secondary schools.
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Micronesia Language name English
Population Full 61,320 in Micronesia, all users. L1 users: 1,320 in Micronesia (2005 UNSD). L2 users: 60,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Monaco Language name English
Population Full 3,230 in Monaco (2014).
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Montserrat Language name English
Population Full 100 in Montserrat (2011 J. Leclerc).
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Namibia Language name English
Population Full 350,200 in Namibia, all users. L1 users: 50,200 in Namibia (2014 UNSD). L2 users: 300,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Nauru Language name English
Population Full 11,100 in Nauru, all users. L1 users: 900 in Nauru (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 10,200 (Crystal 2003a).
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Nepal Language name English
Population Full 7,002,030 in Nepal, all users. L1 users: 2,030 in Nepal (2011 census). L2 users: 7,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Used as L2 by Gurung [gvr], Maithili [mai], Mugom [muk], Newar [new], Nyeshangte [nmm], Sherpa [xsr], Southern Ghale [ghe].
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Netherlands Language name English
Population Full 15,376,500 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 76,500 in Netherlands (2016). L2 users: 15,300,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Dutch [nld].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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New Zealand Language name English
Population Full 3,970,000 in New Zealand, all users. L1 users: 3,820,000 in New Zealand (2013 census). L2 users: 150,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Nigeria Language name English
Population Full 60,000,000 in Nigeria (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
Language Use Government and education.
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Niue Language name English
Population Full 860 in Niue, all users. L1 users: 220 in Niue (2015 World Factbook). L2 users: 640 (2015 World Factbook).
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Norfolk Island Language name English
Population Full 1,680 in Norfolk Island (2011 census).
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Northern Mariana Islands Language name English
Population Full 53,820 in Northern Mariana Islands, all users. L1 users: 6,820 in Northern Mariana Islands (2005 UNSD). L2 users: 47,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Mixed attitudes. Neutral to positive attitudes.
Language Development Many students from Asia, particularly Korea, come to Saipan specifically to study English. Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Norway Language name English
Population Full 4,344,800 in Norway, all users. L1 users: 24,800 in Norway (2017 census). Based on immigrant population. L2 users: 4,320,000 (2012).
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Oman Language name English
Language Use Widely spoken in the business community. All official road signs and virtually all shop signs are bilingual Standard Arabic [arb] and English, though the number of L1 English speakers is relatively low.
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Pakistan Language name English
Population Full 17,014,500 in Pakistan, all users. L1 users: 14,500 in Pakistan (2016). L2 users: 17,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Palau Language name English
Population Full 22,010 in Palau, all users. L1 users: 4,010 in Palau (2015 World Factbook). L2 users: 18,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Papua New Guinea Language name English
Population Full 3,150,000 in Papua New Guinea, all users. L1 users: 150,000 in Papua New Guinea (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 3,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Philippines Language name English
Population Full 40,028,700 in Philippines, all users. L1 users: 28,700 in Philippines (2005 UNSD). L2 users: 40,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Pitcairn Language name English
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Poland Language name English
Population Full 12,780,900 in Poland, all users. L1 users: 80,900 in Poland (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 12,700,000 (European Commission 2012).
Alternate Names Język angielski
Language Use Used as L2 by Polish [pol].
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Portugal Language name English
Population Full 2,851,900 in Portugal, all users. L1 users: 31,900 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 2,820,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Portuguese [por].
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Puerto Rico Language name English
Population Full 1,999,000 in Puerto Rico, all users. L1 users: 159,000 in Puerto Rico (2015 UNSD). L2 users: 1,840,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Romania Language name English
Population Full 6,240,000 in Romania (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Language Use Used as L2 by Romanian [ron].
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Russian Federation Language name English
Population Full 7,572,520 in Russian Federation, all users. L1 users: 2,520 in Russian Federation (2010 census). L2 users: 7,570,000 (2010 census).
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Rwanda Language name English
Population Full 1,525,440 in Rwanda, all users. L1 users: 5,440 in Rwanda (2011 UNSD). L2 users: 1,520,000 (Pinyon and Haydon 2010).
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Saint Barthélemy Language name English
Population Full 100 in Saint Barthélemy (2011 SIL).
Location Saint Barthelemy island: Gustavia port town on west coast.
Dialects Gustavia English.
Language Use Few youth still speak it.
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Saint Helena Language name English
Population Full 5,900 in Saint Helena (2016 census).
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Language name English
Population Full 1,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015).
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Saint Lucia Language name English
Population Full 41,600 in Saint Lucia, all users. L1 users: 1,600 in Saint Lucia (2004). L2 users: 40,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Dialects Saint Lucian English.
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Saint Martin Language name English
Population Full 5,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL).
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Language name English
Population Full 400 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2004).
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Samoa Language name English
Population Full 110,800 in Samoa, all users. L1 users: 17,800 in Samoa (2015). L2 users: 93,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Seychelles Language name English
Population Full 34,590 in Seychelles, all users. L1 users: 4,590 in Seychelles (2014 World Factbook). L2 users: 30,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Sierra Leone Language name English
Population Full 4,900,000 in Sierra Leone, all users. L1 users: 500,000 in Sierra Leone (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 4,400,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Administration, law, education, commerce.
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Singapore Language name English
Population Full 4,070,000 in Singapore, all users. L1 users: 2,070,000 in Singapore (2016 census). L2 users: 2,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Home, office, church, public institutions.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Sint Maarten Language name English
Population Full 5,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL).
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Slovakia Language name English
Population Full 1,410,000 in Slovakia (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Alternate Names Angličtina
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Slovenia Language name English
Population Full 1,220,000 in Slovenia (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
Alternate Names Angleščina
Language Use Used as L2 by Slovene [slv].
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Solomon Islands Language name English
Population Full 175,000 in Solomon Islands, all users. L1 users: 10,000 in Solomon Islands (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 165,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Somalia Language name English
Language Use Some of all ages.
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South Africa Language name English
Population Full 15,890,000 in South Africa, all users. L1 users: 4,890,000 in South Africa (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 11,000,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Location Gauteng province: Cape Town area; KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces; Tugela river to Port Edward area, and inland to Eastern Cape province; urban concentrations, Johannesburg, suburbs.
Language Use Many second-generation people from India, Portugal, Germany, and Greece speak English as L1.
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South Korea Language name English
Population Full 5,000,000 in South Korea (2014 The Diplomat), L2 users.
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South Sudan Language name English
Population Full Almost no L1 speakers.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Spain Language name English
Population Full 10,486,000 in Spain, all users. L1 users: 286,000 in Spain (2017 census). Based on nationality. L2 users: 10,200,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Spanish [spa].
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Sri Lanka Language name English
Population Full 2,090,000 in Sri Lanka, all users. L1 users: 10,000 in Sri Lanka (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 2,080,000 (2015).
Language Use Government. Used as L2 by Indo-Portuguese [idb], Sri Lankan Creole Malay [sci].
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Sudan Language name English
Language Use Only used in government and education.
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Sweden Language name English
Population Full 8,514,300 in Sweden, all users. L1 users: 54,300 in Sweden (2012 M. Parkvall). L2 users: 8,460,000 (European Commission 2012).
Language Use Used as L2 by Swedish [swe].
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Switzerland Language name English
Population Full 4,845,000 in Switzerland, all users. L1 users: 425,000 in Switzerland (2015 census). L2 users: 4,420,000 (2015).
Alternate Names Anglais, Englaisa, Englisch, Inglese
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Tanzania Language name English
Population Full 4,000,000 in Tanzania (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
Alternate Names Kiingereza
Language Use Used by some Asian residents as L1. Widely used in education, technology, and the courts, but the government planned to discontinue using English in schools in favor of Kiswahili [swh] in 2015. Used as L2 by Asu [asa], Cutchi-Swahili [ccl], Luguru [ruf], Magoma [gmx].
Language Development Taught in primary schools. Taught in secondary schools; instruction medium in secondary schools and universities.
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Tokelau Language name English
Population Full 670 in Tokelau (2013 UNSD).
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Tonga Language name English
Population Full 31,270 in Tonga, all users. L1 users: 1,270 in Tonga (2015 World Factbook). L2 users: 30,000 (Crystal 2003a).
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Trinidad and Tobago Language name English
Population Full 1,300,000 in Trinidad and Tobago (2011 J. Ferreira).
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Turks and Caicos Islands Language name English
Population Full 1,530 in Turks and Caicos Islands (2015).
Language Use Shifting to a standard variety of Caribbean English.
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Tuvalu Language name English
Population Full 800 in Tuvalu (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
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U.S. Virgin Islands Language name English
Population Full 85,440 in U.S. Virgin Islands, all users. L1 users: 9,540 in U.S. Virgin Islands (2013). L2 users: 75,900 (2017 World Factbook).
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Uganda Language name English
Population Full 2,500,000 in Uganda (Crystal 2003a), L2 users.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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United Arab Emirates Language name English
Population Full 73,900 in United Arab Emirates (2016).
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United States Language name English
Population Full 308,900,000 in United States, all users. L1 users: 261,000,000 in United States (2016). L2 users: 47,900,000 (2013).
Dialects African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Many regional and social dialects.
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Vanuatu Language name English
Population Full 125,400 in Vanuatu, all users. L1 users: 5,400 in Vanuatu (2016 World Factbook). L2 users: 120,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use L1 speakers are from the United Kingdom.
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Zambia Language name English
Population Full 1,841,400 in Zambia, all users. L1 users: 41,400 in Zambia (2004 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 1,800,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Spoken as L1 mostly by Europeans. A small minority of Zambian Africans speak it as a L1. Language of Parliament. Home, education, business. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development Taught in primary and secondary schools.
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Zimbabwe Language name English
Population Full 5,550,000 in Zimbabwe, all users. L1 users: 250,000 in Zimbabwe (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 5,300,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Use Most Europeans and an increasing number of Africans. Used in all or most education.
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