Official Languages

An official language is defined as a language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Can you name the official language of every country in the world? For countries that have more than one official language, naming any one of them is correct.
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Mongolia
1
Mongolian
San Mario
1
Italian
Uzbekistan
1
Uzbek
Guinea-Bissau
1
Portuguese
Bahamas
1
English
Albania
1
Albanian
Burkina Faso
4
Mooré, Bissa, Dyula, Fula
Nigeria
1
English
Andorra
1
Catalan
Syria
1
Arabic
Sudan
2
Arabic, English
Solomon Islands
1
English
Mozambique
1
Portuguese
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
French
Norway
2
Norwegian, Sami languages
Sweden
1
Swedish
El Salvador
1
Spanish
Belize
1
English
Ukraine
1
Ukrainian
Finland
2
Finnish, Swedish
Austria
1
German
Switzerland
3
French, German, Italian, Romansh
Slovakia
1
Slovak
Mauritius
0
none, English has de jure status and French has de facto status
Mali
13
Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fula, Hassaniya, Kassonke, Maninke, Minyanka, Senufo, Songhay languages, Soninke, Tamasheq
Haiti
3
Haitian Creole, French
Belarus
2
Belarusian, Russian
North Korea
1
Korean
Djibouti
2
Arabic, French
Nepal
1
Nepali
Serbia
1
Serbian
Jordan
1
Arabic
Nauru
2
Nauruan, English
Central African Republic
2
Sango, French
Tuvalu
2
Tuvaluan, English
Macedonia
2
Macedonian, Albanian
Samoa
2
Samoan, English
Madagascar
2
Malagasy, French
Egypt
1
Arabic
Afghanistan
2
Persian (Dari), Pashto
Botswana
1
English
Turkey
1
Turkish
Mauritania
1
Arabic
Philippines
2
Filipino, English
Tunisia
1
Arabic
Croatia
1
Croatian
Nicaragua
1
Spanish
Lesotho
2
Sesotho, English
Sierra Leone
1
English
Georgia
1
Georgian
Poland
1
Polish
Algeria
2
Arabic, Berber
The Gambia
1
English
Eswatini
2
Swazi, English
France
1
French
Namibia
1
English
Grenada
1
English
Benin
1
French
Monaco
1
French
Equatorial Guinea
3
Spanish, Portuguese, French
Kazakhstan
2
Kazakh, Russian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
none; Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian all have de facto status
Liechtenstein
1
German
Libya
1
Arabic
Singapore
4
Malay, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil, English
China
1
Standard Chinese
Taiwan
0
none, Mandarin Chinese has de facto status
South Sudan
1
English
Myanmar
1
Burmese
Honduras
1
Spanish
Panama
1
Spanish
South Korea
1
Korean
Guyana
1
English
Cuba
1
Spanish
Micronesia
1
English
Vanuatu
3
Bislama, French, English
Hungary
1
Hungarian
Eritrea
1
Tigrinya
Brunei
1
Malay
Uganda
2
Swahili, English
Saudi Arabia
1
Arabic
Greece
1
Greek
Timor-Leste
2
Tetum, Portuguese
Thailand
1
Thai
Armenia
1
Armenian
Belgium
3
Dutch, French, German
Morocco
2
Arabic, Berber
Kenya
2
Swahili, English
Kiribati
2
Gilbertese, English
Bulgaria
1
Bulgarian
Ethiopia
5
Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya
Côte d'Ivoire
1
French
Vietnam
1
Vietnamese
Kyrgyzstan
2
Kyrgyz, Russian
Kuwait
1
Arabic
Azerbaijan
1
Azerbaijani
Colombia
1
Spanish
Spain
1
Spanish
Venezuela
1
Spanish
Canada
2
French, English
Kosovo
2
Albanian, Serbian
Mexico
0
none, Spanish has de facto status
Peru
1
Spanish
Russia
1
Russian
Gabon
1
French
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1
English
Latvia
1
Latvian
Montenegro
1
Montenegrin
Tanzania
2
Swahili, English
Pakistan
2
Urdu, English
Australia
0
none, English had de facto status
Lebanon
1
Arabic
Sri Lanka
2
Sinhala, Tamil
Iraq
2
Kurdish, Arabic
Bolivia
37
Castilian (Spanish), Aymara, Araona, Baure, Bésiro (Chiquitano), Canichana, Cavineña, Cayubaba, Chácobo, Chimán, Ese Ejja, Guaraní. Guarasu'we, Guarayu, Itonama, Leco, Machajuyai-Kallawaya, Machineri, Maropa, Mojeño-Ignaciano, Mojeño-Trinitario, Moré, Mosetén, Movima, Pacawara, Puquina, Quechua, Sirionó, Tacana, Tapieté, Toromona, Uru-Chipaya, Weenhayek, Yaminawa, Yuki, Yuracar, Zamuco
Bhutan
1
Dzongkha
Slovenia
1
Slovene
Oman
1
Arabic
Republic of the Congo
1
French
Costa Rica
1
Spanish
Bangladesh
1
Bengali
Maldives
1
Dhivehi
Estonia
1
Estonian
South Africa
11
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Sotho, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Rwanda
4
Kinyarwanda, Swahili, French, English
Cyprus
2
Turkish, Greek
Liberia
1
English
Seychelles
3
Seychellois Creole, French, English
Senegal
1
French
Palau
2
Palauan, English
Malta
2
Maltese, English
Ghana
1
English
Argentina
0
none, Spanish has de facto status
Luxembourg
3
Luxembourgish, German, French
Portugal
1
Portuguese
Iceland
1
Icelandic
Bahrain
1
Arabic
Denmark
1
Danish
Tonga
2
Tongan, English
Marshall Islands
2
Marshallese, English
Antigua and Barbuda
0
none, English has de facto status
Niger
1
Hausa
Brazil
1
Portuguese
Romania
1
Romanian
Guinea
1
French
Dominica
1
English
Cambodia
1
Khmer
Japan
0
none, Japanese has de facto status
Yemen
1
Arabic
Turkmenistan
1
Turkmen
Vatican City
2
Latin, Italian
Jamaica
1
English
Qatar
1
Arabic
United Arab Emirates
1
Arabic
Israel
1
Hebrew
Malaysia
1
Malay
Guatemala
1
Spanish
Burundi
3
Kirundi, French, English
Angola
1
Portuguese
São Tomé and Príncipe
1
Portuguese
Somalia
2
Somali, Arabic
Papua New Guinea
3
Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, English
Tajikistan
1
Tajik
New Zealand
2
Māori language, English has de facto status
Indonesia
1
Indonesian
Moldova
1
Romanian
Togo
1
French
Barbados
1
English
Italy
1
Italian
Suriname
1
Dutch
Malawi
1
English
Ecuador
1
Spanish
Saint Lucia
1
English
Zambia
1
English
Comoros
3
Comorian, Arabic, French
Dominican Republic
1
Spanish
Ireland
2
Irish, English
Chad
2
Arabic, French
Fiji
3
Fijian, Fiji Hindi, English
India
2
Hindi, English
Cameroon
2
French, English
Czech Republic
1
Czech
United Kingdom
0
none, English has de facto status
Laos
1
Lao
Germany
1
German
Lithuana
1
Lithuanian
Cabo Verde
1
Portuguese
Paraguay
2
Spanish, Guaraní
Zimbabwe
15
Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1
English
Iran
1
Persian
Netherlands
1
Dutch
Chile
1
Spanish
United States
0
none, English has de facto status
Trinidad and Tobago
1
English
Uruguay
1
Spanish
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