Official English in the World

Research by ProEnglish has identified 54 countries that have designated English as an official language. Most of those countries are in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

The research shows the U.S. is out of step with most English-speaking nations, and is one of the few countries in the world without an official language. Ten Latin American nations have made Spanish their official language.

Of the 54 countries that have made English an official language, half (27) have made English their sole official language. Those are:

Antigua-Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Kiribati
Liberia
Namibia
Nigeria
Micronesia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
St. Lucia
St. Vincent Grenadines
St. Kitts-Nevis
Trinidad-Tobago
United Kingdom
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe