In this article, we analyze two different things. The official language in some countries is not the same as the term “the majority native English-speaking countries.”
Countries With English as an Official Language
The following countries have English as the primary language (official language):
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- The British Virgin Islands
- Cameroon
- Canada (except Quebec)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- England
- Fiji
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland, Northern
- Ireland, Republic of
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Vanuatu
- Wales
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
List of majority native English-speaking countries
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Malta
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
If we want to categorize countries by continents where English is the official language, we can create the following lists:
Countries in Africa where English is the official 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
Countries in America where English is the official language
- Antigua and Barbuda
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the
- Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
Countries in Oceania where English is the official language
- Australia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- The Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu – Vanuatu
Countries in Europe where English is the official language
The official languages in Europe are English and in Ireland, Malta, and the United Kingdom.