Which countries in the world speak English?

English-speaking countries in the world are: the United States, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Britain, the Philippines, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and so on.

English is a language of Indo-European Germanic language family, which consists of 26 letters. English letters originated from Latin letters, which originated from Greek letters, which evolved from Phoenician letters. English is the official language designated internationally (as the mother tongue) and the most widely used language in the world. It contains about 490,000 words and 300,000 technical terms. It is the language with the largest vocabulary and the official language of the European Union, many international organizations and Commonwealth countries. The number of native speakers ranks third in the world, second only to Chinese and Spanish.

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English is the necessary language for many international organizations or conferences. One of the conditions for running for the Secretary-General of the United Nations is to master English.

As Britain and the United States, the two major English-speaking countries, have successively become world powers, and have great influence in business and academic fields, and have outstanding contributions and leading positions in the field of science and technology, many people use English as a foreign language or a second language, and about 300-500 million people use English as a foreign language. In continental Europe and Japan, English is the most commonly used language for learning as a foreign language (94%), followed by French and Spanish. In China and other countries, English is a compulsory foreign language course in schools.

The different usages of English as a second language and a foreign language show that English is increasingly regarded as a tool for international communication. It is no longer exclusive to a country or a nation, but a neutral information medium.

Basic English is simplified English for international communication. It is usually used by some aircraft manufacturers and other international enterprises to write manuals and communicate. Some schools in the Far East teach it as basic English.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-English