Question: what countries have dutch as their official language
Answer: Dutch Nederlands Pronunciation ( ˈneːdərlɑnts ) ( listen ) Native to Netherlands and Flanders Region Netherlands , Belgium , and Suriname ; also in Aruba , Curaçao , Sint Maarten , French Flanders Ethnicity Dutch people Flemish people Native speakers 22 million ( 2018 ) Total ( L1 plus L2 speakers ) : 28 million ( 2018 ) Language family Indo - European Germanic West Germanic Low Franconian ( Frankish ) Dutch Early forms Old Dutch Middle Dutch Writing system Latin ( Dutch alphabet ) Dutch Braille Signed forms Signed Dutch ( NmG ) Official status Official language in Aruba Belgium Curaçao