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English-speaking world

The English-speaking world consists of those countries or regions that use the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
to one degree or another.

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The English-speaking world consists of those countries or regions that use the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
to one degree or another.

Number of native speakers by country

	Country	Native speakers
1		214,809,000
2		58,200,000
3		18,232,195
4		15,581,334
5		4,200,000+ (approx.)
6		3,673,203
7		3,500,000+ (approx.)

See also

Anglosphere
Anglosphere

The word Anglosphere describes a concept of a group of anglophone nations which share historical, political, and cultural characteristics rooted in or attributed to the historical experience of the United Kingdom....