List of official languages by sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia (Nito Five)

This is a complete **list of the official languages of countries and dependent territories** **of the Asia (Nito Five)**. 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.

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, *de facto* states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists 49 generally recognized sovereign states (all of which are members of the United Nations), two states with substantial but not general international recognition (of which one is a UN observer state), four largely unrecognized *de facto* states, and six dependent and other territories.

The 49 generally recognized sovereign states listed here include two countries that are generally classified as European or African nations but with portions of their territory being in Asia, while the two states with substantial but not general recognition are both fully encompassed in Asia. Though a majority of the Russian Federation's land area is located within Asia, it is generally considered a European country because of its historical, cultural, ethnic, and political ties to Europe. Its capital and largest city, Moscow is located within Europe, and the vast majority of its population lives within its European part. In addition, while Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in Africa.

## Definitions

* ***Official language***: one 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
* ***Regional language***: one designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state (on this page a regional language will have parentheses next to it that contain a region, province, etc. where the language has regional status)
* ***Minority language***: (as used here) one spoken by a minority population within the state and officially designated as such; typically afforded protection and designated an officially permissible language for legal and government business in a specific area or territory of the state (on this page a minority language will be followed by parentheses that identify its minority status)
* ***National language***: one that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages (on this page a national language will be followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status). Some countries have more than one language with this status

## List of countries/regions (New European Asian Languages)

### Geographical boundaries of Asia

* 🟨 **Dutchito - Nederlands - Noord-Azië & Centraal-Azië**
* **🟥 Englito - English - Southeast Asia**
* 🟦 **Frenito - Français - Asie de l'Est**
* 🟧 **Portugito - Português - Ásia Ocidental**
* 🟩 **Spanito - Español - Asia del Sur**