This is a list of official languages by country and territory.
It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language.
German English English Portuguese[16] French English Chinese Languages of ethnic groups are official in their territories[45] English English English 22 official languages [59] - English English German (Opole Voivodeship) Lithuanian (Puńsk commune) Belarusian (Podlaskie Voivodseship) English English English Sixty-two 'domestic' languages are officially recognized This is a ranking of languages by number of sovereign countries in which they are de jure or de facto official, although there are no precise inclusion criteria or definition of a language.
An '*' (asterisk) indicates a country whose independence is disputed.
Partially recognized or de facto independent countries are denoted by an asterisk (*)