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Countries by Language Countries grouped by major official or widely used languages.
250 countries and territories grouped into 156 language groups, largest group first. A country appears in more than one group when it lists more than one language.
English 91 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency American SamoaPago Pago Oceania 49.7 thousand 199 km² United States dollar AnguillaThe Valley North America 16 thousand 91 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar Antigua and BarbudaSaint John's North America 103.6 thousand 442 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar AustraliaCanberra Oceania 27.5 million 7,692,024 km² Australian dollar BahamasNassau North America 398.2 thousand 13,943 km² Bahamian dollar BarbadosBridgetown North America 267.8 thousand 430 km² Barbadian dollar BelizeBelmopan North America 417.6 thousand 22,966 km² Belize dollar BermudaHamilton North America 64.1 thousand 54 km² Bermudian dollar BotswanaGaborone Africa 2.4 million 582,000 km² Botswana pula British Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Garcia Asia 0 60 km² United States dollar British Virgin IslandsRoad Town North America 39.5 thousand 151 km² United States dollar CameroonYaoundé Africa 29.4 million 475,442 km² Central African CFA franc CanadaOttawa North America 41.7 million 9,984,670 km² Canadian dollar Caribbean NetherlandsKralendijk North America 32 thousand 328 km² United States dollar Cayman IslandsGeorge Town North America 84.7 thousand 264 km² Cayman Islands dollar Christmas IslandFlying Fish Cove Asia 1.7 thousand 135 km² Australian dollar Cocos (Keeling) IslandsWest Island Asia 593 14 km² Australian dollar Cook IslandsAvarua Oceania 15 thousand 236 km² Cook Islands dollar CuraçaoWillemstad North America 156.1 thousand 444 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder DominicaRoseau North America 67.4 thousand 751 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar EritreaAsmara Africa 3.6 million 117,600 km² Eritrean nakfa EswatiniMbabane Africa 1.2 million 17,364 km² Swazi lilangeni Falkland IslandsStanley South America 3.7 thousand 12,173 km² Falkland Islands pound FijiSuva Oceania 900.9 thousand 18,272 km² Fijian dollar GambiaBanjul Africa 2.4 million 10,689 km² dalasi GhanaAccra Africa 33.7 million 238,533 km² Ghanaian cedi GibraltarGibraltar Europe 38 thousand 6 km² Gibraltar pound GrenadaSt. George's North America 109 thousand 344 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar GuamHagåtña Oceania 153.8 thousand 549 km² United States dollar GuernseySt. Peter Port Europe 64.8 thousand 78 km² British pound GuyanaGeorgetown South America 773 thousand 214,969 km² Guyanese dollar Heard Island and McDonald IslandsNo official capital listed Antarctica 0 412 km² Not listed Hong KongCity of Victoria Asia 7.5 million 1,104 km² Hong Kong dollar IndiaNew Delhi Asia 1.42 billion 3,287,263 km² Indian rupee IrelandDublin Europe 5.5 million 70,273 km² euro Isle of ManDouglas Europe 84.5 thousand 572 km² British pound JamaicaKingston North America 2.8 million 10,991 km² Jamaican dollar JerseySaint Helier Europe 103.3 thousand 116 km² British pound KenyaNairobi Africa 53.3 million 580,367 km² Kenyan shilling KiribatiSouth Tarawa Oceania 120.7 thousand 811 km² Australian dollar LesothoMaseru Africa 2.1 million 30,355 km² Lesotho loti LiberiaMonrovia Africa 5.2 million 111,369 km² Liberian dollar MalawiLilongwe Africa 20.7 million 118,484 km² Malawian kwacha MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Asia 34.2 million 330,803 km² Malaysian ringgit MaltaValletta Europe 574.3 thousand 316 km² euro Marshall IslandsMajuro Oceania 42.4 thousand 181 km² United States dollar MauritiusPort Louis Africa 1.2 million 2,040 km² Mauritian rupee MicronesiaPalikir Oceania 105.6 thousand 702 km² United States dollar MontserratPlymouth North America 4.4 thousand 102 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar NauruYaren Oceania 11.7 thousand 21 km² Australian dollar New ZealandWellington Oceania 5.3 million 268,838 km² New Zealand dollar NigeriaAbuja Africa 223.8 million 923,768 km² Nigerian naira NiueAlofi Oceania 1.7 thousand 260 km² New Zealand dollar Norfolk IslandKingston Oceania 2.2 thousand 36 km² Australian dollar Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan Oceania 47.3 thousand 464 km² United States dollar PakistanIslamabad Asia 241.5 million 796,095 km² Pakistani rupee PalauNgerulmud Oceania 16.7 thousand 459 km² United States dollar Papua New GuineaPort Moresby Oceania 11.8 million 462,840 km² Papua New Guinean kina PhilippinesManila Asia 114.1 million 342,353 km² Philippine peso Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown Oceania 35 47 km² New Zealand dollar Puerto RicoSan Juan North America 3.2 million 8,870 km² United States dollar RwandaKigali Africa 14.1 million 26,338 km² Rwandan franc Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaJamestown Africa 5.7 thousand 394 km² Pound sterling Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre North America 51.3 thousand 261 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar Saint LuciaCastries North America 184.1 thousand 616 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown North America 110.9 thousand 389 km² Eastern Caribbean dollar SamoaApia Oceania 205.6 thousand 2,842 km² Samoan tālā SeychellesVictoria Africa 122.7 thousand 452 km² Seychellois rupee Sierra LeoneFreetown Africa 9.1 million 71,740 km² Leone SingaporeSingapore Asia 6.1 million 710 km² Singapore dollar Sint MaartenPhilipsburg North America 41.3 thousand 34 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder Solomon IslandsHoniara Oceania 750.3 thousand 28,896 km² Solomon Islands dollar South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand South GeorgiaKing Edward Point Antarctica 0 3,903 km² British pound South SudanJuba Africa 15.8 million 619,745 km² South Sudanese pound SudanKhartoum Africa 51.7 million 1,886,068 km² Sudanese pound TanzaniaDodoma Africa 68.2 million 947,303 km² Tanzanian shilling TokelauFakaofo Oceania 2.6 thousand 12 km² New Zealand dollar TongaNuku'alofa Oceania 100.2 thousand 747 km² Tongan paʻanga Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain North America 1.4 million 5,130 km² Trinidad and Tobago dollar Turks and Caicos IslandsCockburn Town North America 50.8 thousand 948 km² United States dollar TuvaluFunafuti Oceania 10.6 thousand 26 km² Australian dollar UgandaKampala Africa 45.9 million 241,550 km² Ugandan shilling United KingdomLondon Europe 69.3 million 244,376 km² British pound United StatesWashington, D.C. North America 340.1 million 9,525,067 km² United States dollar United States Minor Outlying IslandsWashington DC Oceania 0 34 km² United States dollar United States Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie North America 87.1 thousand 347 km² United States dollar VanuatuPort Vila Oceania 321.4 thousand 12,189 km² Vanuatu vatu ZambiaLusaka Africa 19.7 million 752,612 km² Zambian kwacha ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
French 46 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BelgiumBrussels Europe 11.8 million 30,528 km² euro BeninPorto-Novo Africa 13.2 million 112,622 km² West African CFA franc Burkina FasoOuagadougou Africa 24.1 million 272,967 km² West African CFA franc BurundiGitega Africa 12.3 million 27,834 km² Burundian franc CameroonYaoundé Africa 29.4 million 475,442 km² Central African CFA franc CanadaOttawa North America 41.7 million 9,984,670 km² Canadian dollar Central African RepublicBangui Africa 6.5 million 622,984 km² Central African CFA franc ChadN'Djamena Africa 19.3 million 1,284,000 km² Central African CFA franc ComorosMoroni Africa 919.9 thousand 1,862 km² Comorian franc DjiboutiDjibouti Africa 1.1 million 23,200 km² Djiboutian franc DR CongoKinshasa Africa 112.8 million 2,344,858 km² Congolese franc Equatorial GuineaCiudad de la Paz Africa 1.7 million 28,051 km² Central African CFA franc FranceParis Europe 66.4 million 543,908 km² euro French GuianaCayenne South America 292.4 thousand 83,534 km² euro French PolynesiaPapeetē Oceania 279.5 thousand 4,167 km² CFP franc French Southern and Antarctic LandsPort-aux-Français Antarctica 400 7,747 km² euro GabonLibreville Africa 2.5 million 267,668 km² Central African CFA franc GuadeloupeBasse-Terre North America 378.6 thousand 1,628 km² euro GuernseySt. Peter Port Europe 64.8 thousand 78 km² British pound GuineaConakry Africa 14.4 million 245,857 km² Guinean franc HaitiPort-au-Prince North America 11.9 million 27,750 km² Haitian gourde Ivory CoastYamoussoukro Africa 31.7 million 322,463 km² West African CFA franc JerseySaint Helier Europe 103.3 thousand 116 km² British pound LebanonBeirut Asia 5.5 million 10,452 km² Lebanese pound LuxembourgLuxembourg Europe 682 thousand 2,586 km² euro MadagascarAntananarivo Africa 31.7 million 587,041 km² Malagasy ariary MaliBamako Africa 22.4 million 1,240,192 km² West African CFA franc MartiniqueFort-de-France North America 349.9 thousand 1,128 km² euro MauritiusPort Louis Africa 1.2 million 2,040 km² Mauritian rupee MayotteMamoudzou Africa 320.9 thousand 374 km² euro MonacoMonaco Europe 38.4 thousand 2 km² euro New CaledoniaNouméa Oceania 264.6 thousand 18,575 km² CFP franc NigerNiamey Africa 26.3 million 1,267,000 km² West African CFA franc Republic of the CongoBrazzaville Africa 6.1 million 342,000 km² Central African CFA franc RwandaKigali Africa 14.1 million 26,338 km² Rwandan franc RéunionSaint-Denis Africa 896.2 thousand 2,511 km² euro Saint BarthélemyGustavia North America 10.6 thousand 21 km² euro Saint MartinMarigot North America 31.5 thousand 53 km² euro Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre North America 5.8 thousand 242 km² euro SenegalDakar Africa 18.6 million 196,722 km² West African CFA franc SeychellesVictoria Africa 122.7 thousand 452 km² Seychellois rupee Sint MaartenPhilipsburg North America 41.3 thousand 34 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder SwitzerlandBern Europe 9.1 million 41,284 km² Swiss franc TogoLomé Africa 8.1 million 56,785 km² West African CFA franc VanuatuPort Vila Oceania 321.4 thousand 12,189 km² Vanuatu vatu Wallis and FutunaMata-Utu Oceania 11.6 thousand 142 km² CFP franc
Arabic 25 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AlgeriaAlgiers Africa 47.4 million 2,381,741 km² Algerian dinar BahrainManama Asia 1.6 million 765 km² Bahraini dinar ChadN'Djamena Africa 19.3 million 1,284,000 km² Central African CFA franc ComorosMoroni Africa 919.9 thousand 1,862 km² Comorian franc DjiboutiDjibouti Africa 1.1 million 23,200 km² Djiboutian franc EgyptCairo Africa 107.3 million 1,002,450 km² Egyptian pound EritreaAsmara Africa 3.6 million 117,600 km² Eritrean nakfa IraqBaghdad Asia 46.1 million 438,317 km² Iraqi dinar IsraelJerusalem Asia 10.1 million 21,937 km² Israeli new shekel JordanAmman Asia 11.7 million 89,342 km² Jordanian dinar KuwaitKuwait City Asia 4.9 million 17,818 km² Kuwaiti dinar LebanonBeirut Asia 5.5 million 10,452 km² Lebanese pound LibyaTripoli Africa 7.5 million 1,759,540 km² Libyan dinar MauritaniaNouakchott Africa 4.9 million 1,030,700 km² Mauritanian ouguiya MoroccoRabat Africa 36.8 million 446,550 km² Moroccan dirham OmanMuscat Asia 5.3 million 309,500 km² Omani rial PalestineRamallah Asia 5.5 million 6,220 km² Egyptian pound QatarDoha Asia 3.2 million 11,586 km² Qatari riyal Saudi ArabiaRiyadh Asia 35.3 million 2,149,690 km² Saudi riyal SomaliaMogadishu Africa 19.7 million 637,657 km² Somali shilling SudanKhartoum Africa 51.7 million 1,886,068 km² Sudanese pound SyriaDamascus Asia 25.6 million 185,180 km² Syrian pound TunisiaTunis Africa 12 million 163,610 km² Tunisian dinar United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Asia 11.3 million 83,600 km² United Arab Emirates dirham YemenSana'a Asia 32.7 million 527,968 km² Yemeni rial
Spanish 24 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ArgentinaBuenos Aires South America 46.7 million 2,780,400 km² Argentine peso BelizeBelmopan North America 417.6 thousand 22,966 km² Belize dollar BoliviaSucre South America 11.4 million 1,098,581 km² Bolivian boliviano ChileSantiago South America 20.2 million 756,102 km² Chilean peso ColombiaBogotá South America 53.1 million 1,141,748 km² Colombian peso Costa RicaSan José North America 5.3 million 51,100 km² Costa Rican colón CubaHavana North America 9.7 million 109,884 km² Cuban convertible peso Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo North America 10.8 million 48,671 km² Dominican peso EcuadorQuito South America 18.1 million 276,841 km² United States dollar El SalvadorSan Salvador North America 6 million 21,041 km² United States dollar Equatorial GuineaCiudad de la Paz Africa 1.7 million 28,051 km² Central African CFA franc GuamHagåtña Oceania 153.8 thousand 549 km² United States dollar GuatemalaGuatemala City North America 18.1 million 108,889 km² Guatemalan quetzal HondurasTegucigalpa North America 9.9 million 112,492 km² Honduran lempira MexicoMexico City North America 130.6 million 1,964,375 km² Mexican peso NicaraguaManagua North America 6.8 million 130,373 km² Nicaraguan córdoba PanamaPanama City North America 4.1 million 75,417 km² Panamanian balboa ParaguayAsunción South America 6.1 million 406,752 km² Paraguayan guaraní PeruLima South America 34.4 million 1,285,216 km² Peruvian sol Puerto RicoSan Juan North America 3.2 million 8,870 km² United States dollar SpainMadrid Europe 49.3 million 505,992 km² euro UruguayMontevideo South America 3.5 million 181,034 km² Uruguayan peso VenezuelaCaracas South America 28.5 million 916,445 km² Venezuelan bolívar soberano Western SaharaEl Aaiún Africa 600.9 thousand 266,000 km² Algerian dinar
Portuguese 10 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AngolaLuanda Africa 36.2 million 1,246,700 km² Angolan kwanza BrazilBrasília South America 213.4 million 8,515,767 km² Brazilian real Cape VerdePraia Africa 491.2 thousand 4,033 km² Cape Verdean escudo Equatorial GuineaCiudad de la Paz Africa 1.7 million 28,051 km² Central African CFA franc Guinea-BissauBissau Africa 1.8 million 36,125 km² West African CFA franc MacauNo official capital listed Asia 685.9 thousand 30 km² Macanese pataca MozambiqueMaputo Africa 34.1 million 801,590 km² Mozambican metical PortugalLisbon Europe 10.7 million 92,090 km² euro São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé Africa 209.6 thousand 964 km² São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Timor-LesteDili Oceania 1.4 million 14,874 km² United States dollar
Dutch 7 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ArubaOranjestad North America 107.6 thousand 180 km² Aruban florin BelgiumBrussels Europe 11.8 million 30,528 km² euro Caribbean NetherlandsKralendijk North America 32 thousand 328 km² United States dollar CuraçaoWillemstad North America 156.1 thousand 444 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder NetherlandsAmsterdam Europe 18.1 million 41,865 km² euro Sint MaartenPhilipsburg North America 41.3 thousand 34 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder SurinameParamaribo South America 616.5 thousand 163,820 km² Surinamese dollar
Russian 7 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BelarusMinsk Europe 9.1 million 207,600 km² Belarusian ruble KazakhstanAstana Asia 20.4 million 2,724,900 km² Kazakhstani tenge KyrgyzstanBishkek Asia 7.3 million 199,951 km² Kyrgyzstani som RussiaMoscow Europe 146 million 17,098,246 km² Russian ruble TajikistanDushanbe Asia 10.5 million 143,100 km² Tajikistani somoni TurkmenistanAshgabat Asia 7.1 million 488,100 km² Turkmenistan manat UzbekistanTashkent Asia 37.9 million 447,400 km² Uzbekistani soʻm
German 6 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AustriaVienna Europe 9.2 million 83,871 km² euro BelgiumBrussels Europe 11.8 million 30,528 km² euro GermanyBerlin Europe 83.5 million 357,114 km² euro LiechtensteinVaduz Europe 40.9 thousand 160 km² Swiss franc LuxembourgLuxembourg Europe 682 thousand 2,586 km² euro NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Chinese 5 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ChinaBeijing Asia 1.41 billion 9,706,961 km² Chinese yuan Hong KongCity of Victoria Asia 7.5 million 1,104 km² Hong Kong dollar MacauNo official capital listed Asia 685.9 thousand 30 km² Macanese pataca SingaporeSingapore Asia 6.1 million 710 km² Singapore dollar TaiwanTaipei Asia 23.3 million 36,197 km² New Taiwan dollar
Italian 4 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ItalyRome Europe 58.9 million 301,336 km² euro San MarinoCity of San Marino Europe 34.1 thousand 61 km² euro SwitzerlandBern Europe 9.1 million 41,284 km² Swiss franc Vatican CityVatican City Europe 882 0 km² euro
Swahili 4 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency DR CongoKinshasa Africa 112.8 million 2,344,858 km² Congolese franc KenyaNairobi Africa 53.3 million 580,367 km² Kenyan shilling TanzaniaDodoma Africa 68.2 million 947,303 km² Tanzanian shilling UgandaKampala Africa 45.9 million 241,550 km² Ugandan shilling
Tswana 4 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BotswanaGaborone Africa 2.4 million 582,000 km² Botswana pula NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Catalan 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AndorraAndorra la Vella Europe 88.4 thousand 468 km² euro ItalyRome Europe 58.9 million 301,336 km² euro SpainMadrid Europe 49.3 million 505,992 km² euro
Guaraní 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ArgentinaBuenos Aires South America 46.7 million 2,780,400 km² Argentine peso BoliviaSucre South America 11.4 million 1,098,581 km² Bolivian boliviano ParaguayAsunción South America 6.1 million 406,752 km² Paraguayan guaraní
Malay 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BruneiBandar Seri Begawan Asia 455.5 thousand 5,765 km² Brunei dollar MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Asia 34.2 million 330,803 km² Malaysian ringgit SingaporeSingapore Asia 6.1 million 710 km² Singapore dollar
Papiamento 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ArubaOranjestad North America 107.6 thousand 180 km² Aruban florin Caribbean NetherlandsKralendijk North America 32 thousand 328 km² United States dollar CuraçaoWillemstad North America 156.1 thousand 444 km² Netherlands Antillean guilder
Samoan 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency American SamoaPago Pago Oceania 49.7 thousand 199 km² United States dollar SamoaApia Oceania 205.6 thousand 2,842 km² Samoan tālā TokelauFakaofo Oceania 2.6 thousand 12 km² New Zealand dollar
Serbian 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Europe 3.4 million 51,209 km² Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark KosovoPristina Europe 1.6 million 10,908 km² euro SerbiaBelgrade Europe 6.6 million 77,589 km² Serbian dinar
Swedish 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency FinlandHelsinki Europe 5.7 million 338,455 km² euro SwedenStockholm Europe 10.6 million 450,295 km² Swedish krona Åland IslandsMariehamn Europe 30.7 thousand 1,580 km² euro
Tamil 3 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IndiaNew Delhi Asia 1.42 billion 3,287,263 km² Indian rupee SingaporeSingapore Asia 6.1 million 710 km² Singapore dollar Sri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte Asia 21.8 million 65,610 km² Sri Lankan rupee
Afrikaans 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
Albanian 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AlbaniaTirana Europe 2.4 million 28,748 km² Albanian lek KosovoPristina Europe 1.6 million 10,908 km² euro
Aymara 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BoliviaSucre South America 11.4 million 1,098,581 km² Bolivian boliviano PeruLima South America 34.4 million 1,285,216 km² Peruvian sol
Berber 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MoroccoRabat Africa 36.8 million 446,550 km² Moroccan dirham Western SaharaEl Aaiún Africa 600.9 thousand 266,000 km² Algerian dinar
Chamorro 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency GuamHagåtña Oceania 153.8 thousand 549 km² United States dollar Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan Oceania 47.3 thousand 464 km² United States dollar
Chewa 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MalawiLilongwe Africa 20.7 million 118,484 km² Malawian kwacha ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Croatian 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Europe 3.4 million 51,209 km² Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark CroatiaZagreb Europe 3.9 million 56,594 km² euro
Danish 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency DenmarkCopenhagen Europe 6 million 43,094 km² Danish krone Faroe IslandsTórshavn Europe 54.9 thousand 1,393 km² Danish krone
Greek 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency CyprusNicosia Europe 1.4 million 9,251 km² euro GreeceAthens Europe 10.4 million 131,990 km² euro
Kikongo 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency DR CongoKinshasa Africa 112.8 million 2,344,858 km² Congolese franc Republic of the CongoBrazzaville Africa 6.1 million 342,000 km² Central African CFA franc
Korean 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency North KoreaPyongyang Asia 25.9 million 120,538 km² North Korean won South KoreaSeoul Asia 51.2 million 100,210 km² South Korean won
Lingala 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency DR CongoKinshasa Africa 112.8 million 2,344,858 km² Congolese franc Republic of the CongoBrazzaville Africa 6.1 million 342,000 km² Central African CFA franc
Norwegian 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Bouvet IslandNo official capital listed Antarctica 0 49 km² Not listed Svalbard and Jan MayenLongyearbyen Europe 2.5 thousand 61,399 km² krone
Quechua 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BoliviaSucre South America 11.4 million 1,098,581 km² Bolivian boliviano PeruLima South America 34.4 million 1,285,216 km² Peruvian sol
Romanian 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MoldovaChișinău Europe 2.7 million 33,847 km² Moldovan leu RomaniaBucharest Europe 19 million 238,391 km² Romanian leu
Slovak 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency CzechiaPrague Europe 10.9 million 78,865 km² Czech koruna SlovakiaBratislava Europe 5.4 million 49,037 km² euro
Sotho 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency LesothoMaseru Africa 2.1 million 30,355 km² Lesotho loti ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Swazi 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency EswatiniMbabane Africa 1.2 million 17,364 km² Swazi lilangeni South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
Tsonga 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Turkish 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency CyprusNicosia Europe 1.4 million 9,251 km² euro TurkeyAnkara Europe 85.7 million 783,562 km² Turkish lira
Turkmen 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AfghanistanKabul Asia 43.8 million 652,230 km² Afghan afghani TurkmenistanAshgabat Asia 7.1 million 488,100 km² Turkmenistan manat
Venda 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Xhosa 2 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Amharic 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency EthiopiaAddis Ababa Africa 111.7 million 1,104,300 km² Ethiopian birr
Aramaic 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IraqBaghdad Asia 46.1 million 438,317 km² Iraqi dinar
Armenian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ArmeniaYerevan Asia 3.1 million 29,743 km² Armenian dram
Azerbaijani 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AzerbaijanBaku Europe 10.2 million 86,600 km² Azerbaijani manat
Basque 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SpainMadrid Europe 49.3 million 505,992 km² euro
Belarusian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BelarusMinsk Europe 9.1 million 207,600 km² Belarusian ruble
Belizean Creole 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BelizeBelmopan North America 417.6 thousand 22,966 km² Belize dollar
Bengali 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BangladeshDhaka Asia 169.8 million 147,570 km² Bangladeshi taka
Bislama 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency VanuatuPort Vila Oceania 321.4 thousand 12,189 km² Vanuatu vatu
Bosnian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo Europe 3.4 million 51,209 km² Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
Bulgarian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BulgariaSofia Europe 6.4 million 110,879 km² Bulgarian lev
Burmese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MyanmarNaypyidaw Asia 51.3 million 676,578 km² Burmese kyat
Carolinian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan Oceania 47.3 thousand 464 km² United States dollar
Chibarwe 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Comorian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ComorosMoroni Africa 919.9 thousand 1,862 km² Comorian franc
Cook Islands Māori 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Cook IslandsAvarua Oceania 15 thousand 236 km² Cook Islands dollar
Czech 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency CzechiaPrague Europe 10.9 million 78,865 km² Czech koruna
Dari 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AfghanistanKabul Asia 43.8 million 652,230 km² Afghan afghani
Dzongkha 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BhutanThimphu Asia 784 thousand 38,394 km² Bhutanese ngultrum
Estonian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency EstoniaTallinn Europe 1.4 million 45,227 km² euro
Faroese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Faroe IslandsTórshavn Europe 54.9 thousand 1,393 km² Danish krone
Fiji Hindi 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency FijiSuva Oceania 900.9 thousand 18,272 km² Fijian dollar
Fijian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency FijiSuva Oceania 900.9 thousand 18,272 km² Fijian dollar
Filipino 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency PhilippinesManila Asia 114.1 million 342,353 km² Philippine peso
Finnish 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency FinlandHelsinki Europe 5.7 million 338,455 km² euro
Galician 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SpainMadrid Europe 49.3 million 505,992 km² euro
Georgian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency GeorgiaTbilisi Asia 4 million 69,700 km² lari
Gilbertese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency KiribatiSouth Tarawa Oceania 120.7 thousand 811 km² Australian dollar
Greenlandic 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency GreenlandNuuk North America 56.5 thousand 2,166,086 km² krone
Guernésiais 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency GuernseySt. Peter Port Europe 64.8 thousand 78 km² British pound
Haitian Creole 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency HaitiPort-au-Prince North America 11.9 million 27,750 km² Haitian gourde
Hassaniya 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Western SaharaEl Aaiún Africa 600.9 thousand 266,000 km² Algerian dinar
Hebrew 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IsraelJerusalem Asia 10.1 million 21,937 km² Israeli new shekel
Herero 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Hindi 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IndiaNew Delhi Asia 1.42 billion 3,287,263 km² Indian rupee
Hiri Motu 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Papua New GuineaPort Moresby Oceania 11.8 million 462,840 km² Papua New Guinean kina
Hungarian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency HungaryBudapest Europe 9.5 million 93,028 km² Hungarian forint
Icelandic 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IcelandReykjavik Europe 391.8 thousand 103,000 km² Icelandic króna
Indonesian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IndonesiaJakarta Asia 284.4 million 1,904,569 km² Indonesian rupiah
Irish 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IrelandDublin Europe 5.5 million 70,273 km² euro
Jamaican Patois 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency JamaicaKingston North America 2.8 million 10,991 km² Jamaican dollar
Japanese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency JapanTokyo Asia 123.2 million 377,930 km² Japanese yen
Jèrriais 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency JerseySaint Helier Europe 103.3 thousand 116 km² British pound
Kalanga 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Kazakh 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency KazakhstanAstana Asia 20.4 million 2,724,900 km² Kazakhstani tenge
Khmer 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency CambodiaPhnom Penh Asia 17.6 million 181,035 km² Cambodian riel
Khoekhoe 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Khoisan 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Kinyarwanda 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency RwandaKigali Africa 14.1 million 26,338 km² Rwandan franc
Kirundi 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency BurundiGitega Africa 12.3 million 27,834 km² Burundian franc
Kwangali 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Kyrgyz 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency KyrgyzstanBishkek Asia 7.3 million 199,951 km² Kyrgyzstani som
Lao 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency LaosVientiane Asia 7.6 million 236,800 km² Lao kip
Latin 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Vatican CityVatican City Europe 882 0 km² euro
Latvian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency LatviaRiga Europe 1.8 million 64,559 km² euro
Lithuanian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency LithuaniaVilnius Europe 2.9 million 65,300 km² euro
Lozi 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Luxembourgish 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency LuxembourgLuxembourg Europe 682 thousand 2,586 km² euro
Macedonian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency North MacedoniaSkopje Europe 1.8 million 25,713 km² denar
Malagasy 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MadagascarAntananarivo Africa 31.7 million 587,041 km² Malagasy ariary
Maldivian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MaldivesMalé Asia 515.1 thousand 300 km² Maldivian rufiyaa
Maltese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MaltaValletta Europe 574.3 thousand 316 km² euro
Manx 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Isle of ManDouglas Europe 84.5 thousand 572 km² British pound
Māori 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency New ZealandWellington Oceania 5.3 million 268,838 km² New Zealand dollar
Marshallese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Marshall IslandsMajuro Oceania 42.4 thousand 181 km² United States dollar
Mauritian Creole 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MauritiusPort Louis Africa 1.2 million 2,040 km² Mauritian rupee
Mongolian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MongoliaUlan Bator Asia 3.5 million 1,564,110 km² Mongolian tögrög
Montenegrin 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency MontenegroPodgorica Europe 623.3 thousand 13,812 km² euro
Nauru 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NauruYaren Oceania 11.7 thousand 21 km² Australian dollar
Ndau 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Ndonga 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NamibiaWindhoek Africa 3 million 825,615 km² Namibian dollar
Nepali 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NepalKathmandu Asia 29.9 million 147,181 km² Nepalese rupee
New Zealand Sign Language 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency New ZealandWellington Oceania 5.3 million 268,838 km² New Zealand dollar
Niuean 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NiueAlofi Oceania 1.7 thousand 260 km² New Zealand dollar
Norfuk 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Norfolk IslandKingston Oceania 2.2 thousand 36 km² Australian dollar
Northern Ndebele 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Northern Sotho 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
Norwegian Bokmål 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NorwayOslo Europe 5.6 million 386,224 km² Norwegian krone
Norwegian Nynorsk 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NorwayOslo Europe 5.6 million 386,224 km² Norwegian krone
Not listed 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AntarcticaNo official capital listed Antarctica 1.3 thousand 14,000,000 km² Not listed
Palauan 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency PalauNgerulmud Oceania 16.7 thousand 459 km² United States dollar
Pashto 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency AfghanistanKabul Asia 43.8 million 652,230 km² Afghan afghani
Persian (Farsi) 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IranTehran Asia 86 million 1,648,195 km² Iranian rial
Polish 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency PolandWarsaw Europe 37.4 million 312,679 km² Polish złoty
Romansh 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SwitzerlandBern Europe 9.1 million 41,284 km² Swiss franc
Sami 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency NorwayOslo Europe 5.6 million 386,224 km² Norwegian krone
Sango 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Central African RepublicBangui Africa 6.5 million 622,984 km² Central African CFA franc
Seychellois Creole 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SeychellesVictoria Africa 122.7 thousand 452 km² Seychellois rupee
Shona 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Sinhala 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Sri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte Asia 21.8 million 65,610 km² Sri Lankan rupee
Slovene 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SloveniaLjubljana Europe 2.1 million 20,273 km² euro
Somali 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SomaliaMogadishu Africa 19.7 million 637,657 km² Somali shilling
Sorani 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency IraqBaghdad Asia 46.1 million 438,317 km² Iraqi dinar
Southern Ndebele 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
Southern Sotho 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
Swiss German 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency SwitzerlandBern Europe 9.1 million 41,284 km² Swiss franc
Tajik 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency TajikistanDushanbe Asia 10.5 million 143,100 km² Tajikistani somoni
Tetum 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Timor-LesteDili Oceania 1.4 million 14,874 km² United States dollar
Thai 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ThailandBangkok Asia 65.9 million 513,120 km² Thai baht
Tigrinya 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency EritreaAsmara Africa 3.6 million 117,600 km² Eritrean nakfa
Tok Pisin 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Papua New GuineaPort Moresby Oceania 11.8 million 462,840 km² Papua New Guinean kina
Tokelauan 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency TokelauFakaofo Oceania 2.6 thousand 12 km² New Zealand dollar
Tonga 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Tongan 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency TongaNuku'alofa Oceania 100.2 thousand 747 km² Tongan paʻanga
Tshiluba 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency DR CongoKinshasa Africa 112.8 million 2,344,858 km² Congolese franc
Tuvaluan 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency TuvaluFunafuti Oceania 10.6 thousand 26 km² Australian dollar
Ukrainian 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency UkraineKyiv Europe 32.9 million 603,550 km² Ukrainian hryvnia
Upper Guinea Creole 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency Guinea-BissauBissau Africa 1.8 million 36,125 km² West African CFA franc
Urdu 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency PakistanIslamabad Asia 241.5 million 796,095 km² Pakistani rupee
Uzbek 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency UzbekistanTashkent Asia 37.9 million 447,400 km² Uzbekistani soʻm
Vietnamese 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency VietnamHanoi Asia 101.3 million 331,212 km² Vietnamese đồng
Zimbabwean Sign Language 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency ZimbabweHarare Africa 17.1 million 390,757 km² Zimbabwean dollar
Zulu 1 countries Country Capital Continent Population Area Currency South AfricaPretoria Africa 63.1 million 1,221,037 km² South African rand
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