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English Language Facts
English is the first language of over 400 million people. Probably, as many people speak and understand English as a second language. In more than 75 countries English has official or special status.English language is spoken by one in every six people in the world. It is the primary language of the United States, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and a part of Canada.
About 80% of the world's electronically stored information is stored in English language. 2/3 of scientists world wide read and publish in English.
80% of the English used in the world is used between non-native speakers.
Region: Mainly Western Europe, North America and Australasia.
Total speakers (First language): 402 million.
Total speakers (Second language): about 600 million.
Statistics:
- United States - 210,000,000
- United Kingdom - 55,000,000
- Australia - 15,682,000
- Canada - 14,122,770
- India - 11,021,610
- South Africa - 3,457,467
- New Zealand - 3,213,000
- Ireland - 2,600,000
- Zimbabwe - 375,490
- Barbados - 259,000
- Singapore- 227,000
- Israel - 100,000
- Namibia - 10,941
- Sri Lanka - 97,000
- Puerto Rico - 82,000
- Liberia - 69,000
- Hong Kong - 59,000
- Bermuda - 58,800
- Papua New Guinea - 50,000
- Zambia - 41,434
- Gibraltar - 33,00
- Guam - 28,800
- Malawi - 16,000
- Philippines - 32,802
- U.S. Virgin Islands - 8,414
- Fiji - 4,929
- Micronesia - 5,341
- Mauritius - 3,000
- Malta - 2,400
- Vanuatu - 1,900
- Dominica - 10,000
- Ethiopia - 1,986
- Gambia - 1,000
- Ghana- 1,000,000
- Grenada - 750
- Marshall Islands - 600
- Nigeria - 1,000,000
- St. Helena - 5,400
- St. Kitts and Nevis - 200
- St. Lucia - 1,600
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 400
- Trinidad and Tobago - 2,600
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