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