Países que tem o inglês como língua oficial

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ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
WIZARD W10
Introduction
Approximately 330 to 360 million people speak English as their first Language;
English is the third largest language by number of native speakers, after Mandarin and Spanish;
Estimates that include second language speakers vary greatly, from 470 million to more than 1 billion.
1- How many English speaking countries are there?
There are six large countries with a majority of native English speakers that are sometimes grouped under the term “Anglosphere”.
The United States;
Canada;
United Kingdom;
Ireland;
Australia;
New Zealand.
1- How many English speaking countries are there?
In 2015, there were 54 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities where English was an official language;
Guyana;
Philippines;
India;
Pakistan;
Caribbean Islands;
Norway;
Sweden;
South Africa, etc.
2-Which country has the most visitors per year?
The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
3- Which of these countries is the largest?
Canada’s 9.984 million square kilometers make it the largest official English speaking country.
4- What’s the difference in the way English is spoken in these countries?
People from different geographical places clearly speak differently;
We encounter new words, expressions and pronunciations;
Different Accents;
E.g.: TAGLISH- Code-switching between Tagalog and English.
5-How many African countries use English as their official language?
There are 24 African countries that use English as their oficial language:
Botswana,  Cameroon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,  Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
References:
World Tourism Organization - http://www2.unwto.org/
European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations - http://www.emmir.org/