Monday, May 1, 2017

Majority native English speaking countries as recognised by UK

The UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/english-speaking-countries
List of majority native English speaking countries

The UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking:

    Antigua and Barbuda
    Australia
    The Bahamas
    Barbados
    Belize
    Canada*
    Dominica
    Grenada
    Guyana
    Ireland
    Jamaica
    New Zealand
    St Kitts and Nevis
    St Lucia
    St Vincent and the Grenadines
    Trinidad and Tobago
    United Kingdom
    United States of America

No other country may be considered as being 'majority English speaking' for visa purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_territorial_entities_where_English_is_an_official_language

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Four Nordic countries and the Netherlands come top of the rankings, with at least 65 per cent of the population fluent in English.

Other European nations dominate the rest of the list.

The only non-European countries to feature are highly-developed city state Singapore, and its neighbour Malaysia, as well as Argentina.
https://www.indy100.com/article/these-15-countries-speak-english-as-a-second-language-best--ZJalH9OTug

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