1. English Around the World
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2. English around the world
Official language of 53 countries
One of the most spoken languages
English as the first language
English as the second language 
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More than
1 bln 
More than
340 mln

3. The top 10 most spoken languages (2008)
Chinese (Mandarin) = 1,210,000,000
Hindustani = 366,000,000
Spanish = 358,000,000
English = 341,000,000
Arabic = 300,000,000
Portuguese = 250,000,000
Bengali = 207,000,000
Russian = 167,000,000
Japanese = 125,000,000
German = 100,100,000
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4. The British Empire in 1897

5. English around the world
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– countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language
– countries where it is an official but not a primary language

6. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers
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7. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln
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8. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln
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9. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln
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10. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln 4.
Australia
15 mln
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11. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln 4.
Australia
15 mln 5.
Ireland
3,8 mln
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12. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln 4.
Australia
15 mln 5.
Ireland
3,8 mln 6.
South Africa
3,7 mln
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13. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln 4.
Australia
15 mln 5.
Ireland
3,8 mln 6.
South Africa
3,7 mln 7.
New Zealand
≥ 3 mln
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14. Countries in order of native speakers
Rank
Country
1st language speakers 1.
The USA
215.4 mln 2.
The United Kingdom
58 mln 3.
Canada
17,7 mln 4.
Australia
15 mln 5.
Ireland
3,8 mln 6.
South Africa
3,7 mln 7.
New Zealand
≥ 3 mln 8.
Jamaica
2.6 mln
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15. Varieties of English British English American English / US English
Canadian English
Australian English
New Zealand English
Caribbean English
Nigerian English
Singaporean English
South African English
Indian English
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16. Distribution of native English speakers by country
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17. English around the world
English is the official language for aerial and maritime communications
The official language of the European Union, the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee, UNESCO, NATO, WHO (World Health Organisation)
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18. International Dialects
Chinglish
Deutschlish / Gerlish
Frenglish
Hindlish
Italglish
Spanglish
Russlish / Runglish (Рунглийский язык)
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