?An official language is a language that is specifically designated to
be so in the constitutions of countries, states, and other
territories. (States and areas without a constitution, by this
definition, lack official languages.)
Half the countries in the world have official languages. Some have
only one official language, such as Albania, France (although there
are more native languages in France), Germany or Lithuania. Some have
more than one official language, as Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Finland,
Afghanistan, Paraguay, Bolivia, India, Switzerland and South Africa.?
?In some countries, such as Iraq, Italy and Spain, there is an
official language for the country, but other languages are co-official
in some important regions. Some countries, such as the United States,
have no official languages, but there are official languages in some
US states (See Languages in the United States). Finally, some
countries have no official languages, such as Australia, Eritrea,
Luxembourg, Sweden or Tuvalu.?
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language
Below you will find a number of listings of languages by country:
The CIA World Factbook provides a detailed list of languages spoken in
every country of the world. Here is the direct link to that listing:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2098.html
List of official languages by country at freedictionary.com
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/List%20of%20official%20languages%20by%20country
Here is another list of official languages by country from infoplease.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855611.html
Official languages by sovereign countries
http://www.fact-index.com/l/li/list_of_official_languages.html
Search criteria:
Official languages by country
I hope you find this information helpful!
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