# Lists of countries and territories by official language

This is a list of lists of countries and territories by official language.
* List of countries and territories where Afrikaans or Dutch are official languages
* List of countries and territories where Arabic is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Chinese is an official language
* List of countries and territories where English is an official language
* List of countries and territories where French is an official language
* List of countries where Hindustani is an official language
* List of countries and territories where German is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Romanian is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language
* List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language

## Other official languages
### Hindustani

| Country | Region | Population | Status |
| India | Asia | 1,367,703,110 | Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India. |
| Pakistan | Asia | 220,892,331 | Urdu is co-official with English. |
| South Africa | Africa | 59,622,350 | More than 436,000 Hindi speakers. According to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. |
| Fiji | Oceania | 889,327 | Fiji Hindi is official alongside English and Fijian. |
| Total | | 1,649,107,118 | |

### Italian

| Country | Region | Population | Status |
| Italy | Europe | 60,198,633 | Official language |
| Switzerland | Europe | 8,619,259 | Co-official language with German, French, and Romansh |
| Croatia | Europe | 208,055 | Istria County |
| Slovenia | Europe | 93,089 | Slovene Istria |
| San Marino | Europe | 33,607 | Official language |
| Vatican City | Europe | 825 | Co-official language with Latin |
| Total | | 69,153,468 | |

### Malay

| Country | Region | Population | Primary Language? | Notes |
| Indonesia | Asia | 237,424,363 | Yes (as an Indonesian language) | Malay language in Indonesia is considered a regional language (bahasa daerah), on part with regional languages spoken in the regions of Sumatra and Kalimantan |
| Malaysia | Asia | 30,018,242 | Yes | |
| Singapore | Asia | 5,469,700 | Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil) | |
| Brunei | Asia | 417,200 | Yes | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 596 | Yes (along with English) | Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory. |
| Total | | 273,330,101 | | |

### Portuguese

| Country | Region | Population | More information |
| Brazil | South America | 217,637,297 | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Mozambique | Africa | 21,669,278 | Mozambican Portuguese |
| Angola | Africa | 18,498,000 | Angolan Portuguese |
| Portugal | Europe | 10,318,000 | European Portuguese |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 1,795,834 | Brazilian Portuguese |
| East Timor | Asia | 1,245,000 | East Timorese Portuguese |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 1,110,000 | Guinean Portuguese |
| Macau | Asia | 641,000 | Macanese Portuguese |
| Cape Verde | Africa | 499,000 | Cape Verdean Portuguese |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 212,679 | Sao Tomean Portuguese |
| Total | | 273,626,088 | |