| sl no |
country name |
language |
currency |
| 1 |
Afghanistan |
Dari Persian, Pashtu (both official),
other Turkic and minor languages |
Afghani |
| 2 |
Albania |
Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek |
Lek |
| 3 |
Algeria |
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
Dinar |
| 4 |
Andorra |
Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese |
Euro |
| 5 |
Angola |
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
New Kwanza |
| 6 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
English (official), local dialects |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 7 |
Argentina |
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
Peso |
| 8 |
Armenia |
Armenian 98%, Yezidi, Russian |
Dram |
| 9 |
Australia |
English 79%, native and other languages |
Australian dollar |
| 10 |
Austria |
German (official nationwide); Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each
official in one region) |
Euro (formerly schilling) |
| 11 |
Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani Turkic 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) |
Manat |
| 12 |
Bahamas |
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
Bahamian dollar |
| 13 |
Bahrain |
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
Bahrain dinar |
| 14 |
Bangladesh |
Bangla (official), English |
Taka |
| 15 |
Barbados |
English |
Barbados dollar |
| 16 |
Belarus |
Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other |
Belorussian ruble |
| 17 |
Belgium |
Dutch (Flemish) 60%, French 40%, German less than 1% (all official) |
Euro (formerly Belgian franc) |
| 18 |
Belize |
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole |
Belize dollar |
| 19 |
Benin |
French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages |
CFA Franc |
| 20 |
Bhutan |
Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese
dialects (among Nepalese) |
Ngultrum |
| 21 |
Bolivia |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official) |
Boliviano |
| 22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
Marka |
| 23 |
Botswana |
English 2% (official), Setswana 78%, Kalanga 8%, Sekgalagadi 3%, other
(2001) |
Pula |
| 24 |
Brazil |
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French |
Real |
| 25 |
Brunei |
Malay (official), English, Chinese |
Brunei dollar |
| 26 |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 4% |
Lev |
| 27 |
Burkina Faso |
French (official); native African (Sudanic) languages 90% |
CFA Franc |
| 28 |
Burundi |
Kirundi and French (official), Swahili |
Burundi franc |
| 29 |
Cambodia |
Khmer 95% (official), French, English |
Riel |
| 30 |
Cameroon |
French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups |
CFA Franc |
| 31 |
Canada |
English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5% |
Canadian dollar |
| 32 |
Cape Verde |
Portuguese, Criuolo |
Cape Verdean escudo |
| 33 |
Central African Republic |
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages |
CFA Franc |
| 34 |
Chad |
French, Arabic (both official); Sara; more than 120 languages and
dialects |
CFA Franc |
| 35 |
Chile |
Spanish |
Chilean Peso |
| 36 |
China |
Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese),
Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects,
minority languages |
Yuan/Renminbi |
| 37 |
Colombia |
Spanish |
Colombian Peso |
| 38 |
Comoros |
Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend) |
Franc |
| 39 |
Congo, Democratic Republic
of the |
French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
Congolese franc |
| 40 |
Congo, Republic of |
French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages
and dialects |
CFA Franc |
| 41 |
Costa Rica |
Spanish (official), English |
Colón |
| 42 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
French (official) and African languages (Dioula esp.) |
CFA Franc |
| 43 |
Croatia |
Croatian 96% (official), other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian,
Czech, Slovak, German) |
Kuna |
| 44 |
Cuba |
Spanish |
Cuban Peso |
| 45 |
Cyprus |
Greek, Turkish (both official); English |
Cyprus pound |
| 46 |
Czech Republic |
Czech |
Koruna |
| 47 |
Denmark |
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German; English is the
predominant second language |
Krone |
| 48 |
Djibouti |
French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar |
Djibouti franc |
| 49 |
Dominica |
English (official) and French patois |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 50 |
Dominican Republic |
Spanish |
Dominican Peso |
| 51 |
East Timor |
Tetum, Portuguese (official); Bahasa Indonesia, English; other
indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak |
U.S. dollar |
| 52 |
Ecuador |
Spanish (official), Quechua, other Amerindian languages |
U.S. dollar |
| 53 |
Egypt |
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated
classes |
Egyptian pound |
| 54 |
El Salvador |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
Colón; U.S. dollar |
| 55 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Spanish, French (both official); pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo |
CFA Franc |
| 56 |
Eritrea |
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
Nakfa |
| 57 |
Estonia |
Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%, other (2000) |
Kroon |
| 58 |
Ethiopia |
Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over
70 others |
Birr |
| 59 |
Fiji |
English (official), Fijian, Hindustani |
Fiji dollar |
| 60 |
Finland |
Finnish 92%, Swedish 6% (both official); small Sami- (Lapp) and
Russian-speaking minorities |
Euro (formerly markka) |
| 61 |
France |
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton,
Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) |
Euro (formerly French franc) |
| 62 |
Gabon |
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
CFA Franc |
| 63 |
Gambia |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous |
Dalasi |
| 64 |
Georgia |
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azerbaijani 6%,
other 7% (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia) |
Lari |
| 65 |
Germany |
German |
Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) |
| 66 |
Ghana |
English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,
Ewe, and Ga) |
Cedi |
| 67 |
Greece |
Greek 99% (official), English, French |
Euro (formerly drachma) |
| 68 |
Grenada |
English (official), French patois |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 69 |
Guatemala |
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized
Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam,
Garifuna, and Xinca) |
Quetzal |
| 70 |
Guinea |
French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani) |
Guinean franc |
| 71 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages |
CFA Franc |
| 72 |
Guyana |
English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu |
Guyanese dollar |
| 73 |
Haiti |
Creole and French (both official) |
Gourde |
| 74 |
Honduras |
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects; English widely spoken in
business |
Lempira |
| 75 |
Hungary |
Magyar (Hungarian) 94%, other 6% |
Forint |
| 76 |
Iceland |
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
Icelandic króna |
| 77 |
India |
Hindi 30%, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi,
Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi
(all official); Hindi/Urdu; 1,600+ dialects |
Rupee |
| 78 |
Indonesia |
Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than
580 other languages and dialects |
Rupiah |
| 79 |
Iran |
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%,
Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
Rial |
| 80 |
Iraq |
Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian,
Armenian |
U.S. dollar |
| 81 |
Ireland |
English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official) |
Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) |
| 82 |
Israel |
Hebrew (official), Arabic, English |
Shekel |
| 83 |
Italy |
Italian (official); German-, French-, and Slovene-speaking minorities |
Euro (formerly lira) |
| 84 |
Jamaica |
English, Jamaican Creole |
Jamaican dollar |
| 85 |
Japan |
Japanese |
Yen |
| 86 |
Jordan |
Arabic (official), English |
Jordanian dinar |
| 87 |
Kazakhstan |
Kazak (Qazaq, state language) 64%; Russian (official, used in everyday
business) 95% (2001 est.) |
Tenge |
| 88 |
Kenya |
English (official), Swahili (national), and numerous indigenous
languages |
Kenya shilling |
| 89 |
Kiribati |
English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese) |
Australian dollar |
| 90 |
Korea, North |
Korean |
Won |
| 91 |
Korea, South |
Korean, English widely taught |
Won |
| 92 |
Kuwait |
Arabic (official), English |
Kuwaiti dinar |
| 93 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz, Russian (both official) |
Som |
| 94 |
Laos |
Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages |
New Kip |
| 95 |
Latvia |
Latvian 58% (official), Russian 38%, Lithuanian, other (2000) |
Lats |
| 96 |
Lebanon |
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
Lebanese pound |
| 97 |
Lesotho |
English, Sesotho (both official); Zulu, Xhosa |
Maluti |
| 98 |
Liberia |
English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages |
Liberian dollar |
| 99 |
Libya |
Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities |
Libyan dinar |
| 100 |
Liechtenstein |
German (official), Alemannic dialect |
Swiss franc |
| 101 |
Lithuania |
Lithuanian 82% (official), Russian 8%, Polish 6% (2001) |
Litas |
| 102 |
Luxembourg |
Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative) |
Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) |
| 103 |
Macedonia |
Macedonian 67%, Albanian 25% (both official); Turkish 4%, Roma 2%,
Serbian 1% (2002) |
Denar |
| 104 |
Madagascar |
Malagasy and French (both official) |
Malagasy franc |
| 105 |
Malawi |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka
9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998) |
Kwacha |
| 106 |
Malaysia |
Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese,
Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,
Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in
East Malaysia |
Ringgit |
| 107 |
Maldives |
Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government
officials |
Rufiya |
| 108 |
Mali |
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
CFA Franc |
| 109 |
Malta |
Maltese and English (both official) |
Maltese lira |
| 110 |
Marshall Islands |
Marshallese 98% (two major
dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family), English widely spoken as a
second language (both official); Japanese |
| 111 |
Mauritania |
Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof |
Ouguiya |
| 112 |
Mauritius |
English less than 1% (official), Creole 81%, Bojpoori 12%, French 3%
(2000) |
Mauritian rupee |
| 113 |
Mexico |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous
languages |
Mexican peso |
| 114 |
Micronesia |
English (official, common),
Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro,
Kapingamarangi |
| 115 |
Moldova |
Moldovan (official; virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz
(a Turkish dialect) |
Leu |
| 116 |
Monaco |
French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque |
Euro |
| 117 |
Mongolia |
Mongolian, 90%; also Turkic and Russian (1999) |
Tugrik |
| 118 |
Montenegro |
Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official) |
Euro |
| 119 |
Morocco |
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business,
government, and diplomacy |
Dirham |
| 120 |
Mozambique |
Portuguese 9% (official; second language of 27%), Emakhuwa 26%,
Xichangana 11%, Elomwe 8%, Cisena 7%, Echuwabo 6%, other Mozambican
languages 32% (1997) |
Metical |
| 121 |
Myanmar |
Burmese, minority languages |
Kyat |
| 122 |
Namibia |
English 7% (official), Afrikaans is common language of most of the
population and of about 60% of the white population, German 32%;
indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
Namibian dollar |
| 123 |
Nauru |
Nauruan (official), English |
Australian dollar |
| 124 |
Nepal |
Nepali 48% (official), Maithali 12%, Bhojpuri 7%, Tharu 6%, Tamang 5%,
others. English spoken by many in government and business (2001) |
Nepalese rupee |
| 125 |
Netherlands |
Dutch, Frisian (both official) |
Euro (formerly guilder) |
| 126 |
New Zealand |
English, Maori (both official) |
New Zealand dollar |
| 127 |
Nicaragua |
Spanish 98% (official); English and indigenous languages on Atlantic
coast (1995) |
Gold cordoba |
| 128 |
Niger |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
CFA Franc |
| 129 |
Nigeria |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200
others |
Naira |
| 130 |
Norway |
Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official); small Sami- and
Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities) |
Norwegian krone |
| 131 |
Oman |
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects |
Omani rial |
| 132 |
Pakistan |
Urdu 8%, English (both official); Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a
Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%,
Burushaski, and others 8% |
Pakistan rupee |
| 133 |
Palau |
Palauan 64.7%, English 9.4%, Sonsoralese, Tobi, Angaur (each official
on some islands), Filipino 13.5%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%,
Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000) |
U.S. dollar used |
| 134 |
Palestinian State (proposed) |
Arabic, Hebrew, English |
New Israeli shekels, Jordanian dinars, U.S. dollars |
| 135 |
Panama |
Spanish (official), English 14%, many bilingual |
balboa; U.S. dollar |
| 136 |
Papua New Guinea |
Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua
region), English 1%–2%; 715 indigenous languages |
Kina |
| 137 |
Paraguay |
Spanish, Guaraní (both official) |
Guaraní |
| 138 |
Peru |
Spanish, Quéchua (both official); Aymara; many minor Amazonian
languages |
Nuevo sol (1991) |
| 139 |
Philippines |
Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official); eight major
dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol,
Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense |
Peso |
| 140 |
Poland |
Polish 98% (2002) |
Zloty |
| 141 |
Portugal |
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used) |
Euro (formerly escudo) |
| 142 |
Qatar |
Arabic (official); English a common second language |
Qatari riyal |
| 143 |
Romania |
Romanian (official), Hungarian, German |
Leu |
| 144 |
Russia |
Russian, others |
Ruble |
| 145 |
Rwanda |
Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official); Kiswahili in
commercial centers |
Rwanda franc |
| 146 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
English |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 147 |
St. Lucia |
English (official), French patois |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 148 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
English, French patois |
East Caribbean dollar |
| 149 |
Samoa |
Samoan, English |
Tala |
| 150 |
San Marino |
Italian |
Euro |
| 151 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Portuguese (official) |
Dobra |
| 152 |
Saudi Arabia |
Arabic |
Riyal |
| 153 |
Senegal |
French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
CFA Franc |
| 154 |
Serbia |
Serbian (official); Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all
official in Vojvodina); Albanian (official in Kosovo) |
Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are
legal |
| 155 |
Seychelles |
Seselwa Creole 92%, English 5%, French (all official) (2002) |
Seychelles rupee |
| 156 |
Sierra Leone |
English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern
vernacular), Krio (lingua franca) |
Leone |
| 157 |
Singapore |
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%,
Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000) |
Singapore dollar |
| 158 |
Slovakia |
Slovak 84% (official), Hungarian 11%, Roma 2%, Ukrainian 1% (2001) |
Koruna |
| 159 |
Slovenia |
Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 5% (2002) |
Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) |
| 160 |
Solomon Islands |
English 1%–2% (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120
indigenous languages |
Solomon Islands dollar |
| 161 |
Somalia |
Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian |
Somali shilling |
| 162 |
South Africa |
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English
8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001) |
Rand |
| 163 |
Spain |
Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%,
Basque 2% (each official regionally) |
Euro (formerly peseta) |
| 164 |
Sri Lanka |
Sinhala 74% (official and national), Tamil 18% (national), other 8%;
English is commonly used in government and spoken competently by about
10% |
Sri Lanka rupee |
| 165 |
Sudan |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic,
Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English |
Dinar |
| 166 |
Suriname |
Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken,
Hindustani, Javanese |
Surinamese dollar |
| 167 |
Swaziland |
English, siSwati (both official) |
Lilangeni |
| 168 |
Sweden |
Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Krona |
| 169 |
Switzerland |
German 64%, French 20%, Italian 7% (all official); Romansch 0.5%
(national) |
Swiss franc |
| 170 |
Syria |
Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely
understood; French, English somewhat understood |
Syrian pound |
| 171 |
Taiwan |
Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
Taiwan dollar |
| 172 |
Tajikistan |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
somoni |
| 173 |
Tanzania |
Swahili, English (both official); Arabic; many local languages |
Tanzanian shilling |
| 174 |
Thailand |
Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and
regional dialects |
baht |
| 175 |
Togo |
French (official, commerce); Ewé, Mina (south); Kabyé, Dagomba
(north); and many dialects |
CFA Franc |
| 176 |
Tonga |
Tongan (an Austronesian language), English |
Pa'anga |
| 177 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese |
Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
| 178 |
Tunisia |
Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce) |
Tunisian dinar |
| 179 |
Turkey |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian |
Turkish lira (YTL) |
| 180 |
Turkmenistan |
Turkmen 72%; Russian 12%; Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
Manat |
| 181 |
Tuvalu |
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
Australian dollar |
| 182 |
Uganda |
English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages,
Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
Ugandan new shilling |
| 183 |
Ukraine |
Ukrainian 67%, Russian 24%, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
Hryvna |
| 184 |
United Arab Emirates |
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
U.A.E. dirham |
| 185 |
United Kingdom |
English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic |
Pound sterling (£) |
| 186 |
United States |
English 82%, Spanish 11% (2000) |
dollar |
| 187 |
Uruguay |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero |
Uruguay peso |
| 188 |
Uzbekistan |
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
Uzbekistani sum |
| 189 |
Vanuatu |
Bislama 23% (a Melanesian pidgin English), English 2%, French 1% (all
3 official); more than 100 local languages 73% |
Vatu |
| 190 |
Vatican City (Holy See) |
Italian, Latin, French, various other languages |
Euro |
| 191 |
Venezuela |
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
Bolivar |
| 192 |
Vietnam |
Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second
language); some French, Chinese, Khmer; mountain area languages
(Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
Dong |
| 193 |
Western Sahara (proposed state) |
Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
Tala |
| 194 |
Yemen |
Arabic |
Rial |
| 195 |
Zambia |
English (official); major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda,
Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga; about 70 other indigenous languages |
Kwacha |
| 196 |
Zimbabwe |
English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal
dialects |
Zimbabwean dollar |
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