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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 in every continent. The English, came from England in the United Kingdom, and it is one of the languages of West Germanic language.[1][2]

It is the international language in the world acrossing 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 for the English speakers in some parts of the continent, Despite the Philippine English is one of the variety dialect in English language is rare to used geographically only in the Philippines has similar to American dialect.

List of countries and largest cities
Continent Country Largest cities
1. Oceania
Pacific Islanders
Australia Australia

Sydney
2. North America
Canadian
Canada Canada

Toronto
3. Europe
British/English
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Manchester
4. Europe
Irish/English
Ireland Republic of Ireland

Belfast
5. North America
American
America United States

New York City
6. Oceania
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand

Auckland

India

List of Major countries and population[change | change source]

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 (America) United States Washington, D.C. English, Spanish 328,239,523

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References[change | change source]

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