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