Practical facts by country
Official languages: Asia and Oceania
The official languages of each country in Asia and Oceania as the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) lists them - official by law, official in practice (de facto) and official only in some regions - with CLDR's estimate of the share of the population that uses each.
Questions and answers
- What language do they speak in Afghanistan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Persian (about 50% of the population) and Pashto (about 43%) as the official languages of Afghanistan. It lists Uzbek and Turkmen as official in some regions. Afghanistan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Armenia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Armenian (about 99% of the population) as the official language of Armenia. Armenia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Australia?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 96% of the population) as the de facto official language of Australia. Australia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Azerbaijan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Azerbaijani (about 89% of the population) as the official language of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Bahrain?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 87% of the population) as the official language of Bahrain. Bahrain travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Bangladesh?
- Unicode CLDR lists Bangla (about 98% of the population) as the official language of Bangladesh. Bangladesh travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Bhutan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Dzongkha (about 47% of the population) as the official language of Bhutan. Bhutan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Brunei?
- Unicode CLDR lists Malay (about 93% of the population) as the official language of Brunei. Brunei travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Cambodia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Khmer (about 89% of the population) as the official language of Cambodia. Cambodia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in China?
- Unicode CLDR lists Chinese (about 90% of the population) as the official language of China. It lists Uyghur, Zhuang, Mongolian and 2 more as official in some regions. China travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Fiji?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 94% of the population), Fiji Hindi (about 41%) and Fijian (about 39%) as the official languages of Fiji. Fiji travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Hong Kong?
- Unicode CLDR lists Chinese (about 95% of the population) and English (about 51%) as the official languages of Hong Kong. Hong Kong travel guide →
- What language do they speak in India?
- Unicode CLDR lists Hindi (about 41% of the population) and English (about 19%) as the official languages of India. It lists Bangla, Telugu, Marathi and 16 more as official in some regions. India travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Indonesia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Indonesian (about 64% of the population) as the official language of Indonesia. Indonesia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Iran?
- Unicode CLDR lists Persian (about 75% of the population) as the official language of Iran. Iran travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Iraq?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 68% of the population) as the official language of Iraq. It lists Central Kurdish and Azerbaijani as official in some regions. Iraq travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Israel?
- Unicode CLDR lists Hebrew (nearly all of the population) and Arabic (about 20%) as the official languages of Israel. Israel travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Japan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Japanese (about 95% of the population) as the official language of Japan. Japan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Jordan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Jordan. Jordan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Kazakhstan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Russian (about 72% of the population) and Kazakh (about 64%) as the official languages of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Kiribati?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (nearly all of the population) and Gilbertese (about 60%) as the official languages of Kiribati. Kiribati travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Kuwait?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Kuwait. Kuwait travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Kyrgyzstan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Kyrgyz (about 48% of the population) and Russian (about 36%) as the official languages of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Laos?
- Unicode CLDR lists Lao (about 69% of the population) as the official language of Laos. Laos travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Lebanon?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 86% of the population) as the official language of Lebanon. Lebanon travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Macau?
- Unicode CLDR lists Chinese (about 98% of the population) and Portuguese (about 2.3%) as the official languages of Macau, and Cantonese (about 86%) as official in practice (de facto). Macau travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Malaysia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Malay (about 75% of the population) as the official language of Malaysia. Malaysia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the Maldives?
- Unicode CLDR lists Divehi (about 98% of the population) as the official language of the Maldives. Maldives travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Mongolia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Mongolian (about 93% of the population) as the official language of Mongolia. Mongolia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Myanmar?
- Unicode CLDR lists Burmese (about 64% of the population) as the official language of Myanmar. Myanmar travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Nepal?
- Unicode CLDR lists Nepali (about 44% of the population) as the official language of Nepal. Nepal travel guide →
- What language do they speak in New Caledonia?
- Unicode CLDR lists French (about 99% of the population) as the official language of New Caledonia. New Caledonia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in New Zealand?
- Unicode CLDR lists Māori (about 2.8% of the population) as the official language of New Zealand, and English (about 98%) as official in practice (de facto). New Zealand travel guide →
- What language do they speak in North Korea?
- Unicode CLDR lists Korean (about 88% of the population) as the official language of North Korea. North Korea travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Oman?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 81% of the population) as the official language of Oman. Oman travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Pakistan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Urdu (about 95% of the population) and English (about 50%) as the official languages of Pakistan. Pakistan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Palestine?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Palestine. Palestine travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Papua New Guinea?
- Unicode CLDR lists Tok Pisin (about 71% of the population), English (about 50%) and Hiri Motu (about 2.1%) as the official languages of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the Philippines?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 64% of the population) and Filipino (about 60%) as the official languages of the Philippines. It lists Cebuano, Iloko, Hiligaynon and 2 more as official in some regions. Philippines travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Qatar?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 89% of the population) as the official language of Qatar. Qatar travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Saudi Arabia?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Singapore?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (about 93% of the population), Chinese (about 77%), Malay (about 14%) and Tamil (about 2.1%) as the official languages of Singapore. Singapore travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Solomon Islands?
- Unicode CLDR lists English (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands travel guide →
- What language do they speak in South Korea?
- Unicode CLDR lists Korean (nearly all of the population) as the official language of South Korea. South Korea travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Sri Lanka?
- Unicode CLDR lists Sinhala (about 68% of the population) and Tamil (about 15%) as the official languages of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Syria?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 80% of the population) as the official language of Syria. Syria travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Taiwan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Chinese (about 95% of the population), Min Nan Chinese (about 57%) and Hakka Chinese (about 11%) as the official languages of Taiwan. Taiwan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Tajikistan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Tajik (nearly all of the population) as the official language of Tajikistan. Tajikistan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Thailand?
- Unicode CLDR lists Thai (about 80% of the population) as the official language of Thailand. Thailand travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Timor-Leste?
- Unicode CLDR lists Portuguese (about 59% of the population) and Tetum (about 59%) as the official languages of Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Turkey?
- Unicode CLDR lists Turkish (about 93% of the population) as the official language of Turkey. Turkey travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Turkmenistan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Turkmen (about 70% of the population) as the official language of Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in the United Arab Emirates?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 78% of the population) as the official language of the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Uzbekistan?
- Unicode CLDR lists Uzbek (about 85% of the population) as the official language of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Vietnam?
- Unicode CLDR lists Vietnamese (about 86% of the population) as the official language of Vietnam. Vietnam travel guide →
- What language do they speak in Yemen?
- Unicode CLDR lists Arabic (about 74% of the population) as the official language of Yemen. Yemen travel guide →
Sources: Unicode CLDR 48.2 (Unicode License v3): territoryInfo, each language's official status and population share; English language names from CLDR. All questions · Plug types and voltage: Europe · Plug types and voltage: Asia and Oceania · Plug types and voltage: the Americas · Plug types and voltage: Africa · Emergency phone numbers: Europe · Emergency phone numbers: Asia and Oceania · Emergency phone numbers: the Americas · Emergency phone numbers: Africa · Currencies: Europe · Currencies: Asia and Oceania · Currencies: the Americas · Currencies: Africa