ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES The following is a

ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where English is an official language, i. e. , the language of government. In 2012, there were 88 states in total (60 sovereign states and 28 nonsovereign states). The majority of countries where English is a prominent or official language are former colonies of the British Empire. Notable exceptions include Rwanda, which was a former Belgian colony, and Eritrea, which was an Italian colony where the British Empire spanned its control only in World War II and shortly after (1941 -1952). English is the sole official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and the India's linguistic picture is complex. According to the Commonwealth Games. English is one of the Constitution of India, "Hindi In the Devanagari official languages of the United Nations, the script" is the official language of the union; and European Union and the International Olympic English the 'subsidiary official language'; however, Committee. Although English isn't classified as an English is mandated for the authoritative texts of official language in the United States many states all federal laws and Supreme Court decisions and regionswithin the U. S. do have English as an (along with Hindi) is one of the two languages of official language. the Indian Parliament. English is used almost exclusively for higher education. Courses in majority of the schools are taught exclusively in English. The linguistic makeup of Pakistan is similarly complex. While the national language is Urdu, English is an official language and used in business, government and law.

List of English Speaking Countries This is a list of countries where: English is considered to be the official language or the de facto language, that is the language used by the majority of speakers but not considered the official language. Non-sovereign entities are not included: Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Beliza Botswana Brunei Cameroon Canada Dominica Ethiopia Fiji Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Ireland Israel Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Liberia Malawi Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Micronesia Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom United States Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are English speaking countries. They are situated in different parts of the world and differ in many ways. The nature of these countries, their weather and climate and way of life of their people differ. Each country has it's own history customs, traditions, its own national holidays. But they all have a common language. English, the language of the people who left England to make their names in new countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland consist of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. The British Isles are group of islands lying off the north-west coast of the continent of Europe. There are no high mountains, no very long river, no great forest in U. K. The population of the U. K. is almost fifty-six million. Great Britain is a capitalists country. The Queen of Great Britain is Elizabeth II. Her husband is Duke of Edinburgh.

The USA is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The population of the USA is more then 236 million people. The USA is a highly developed industrial country. In the USA there are two main political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Canada has area of nearly 10 million square kilometres. It's western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast by the Atlantic Ocean. The population of Canada is over 26 million people. Canada is a capitalist federal state and a member of the Commonwealth. The capital of Canada is Ottawa People – the Canadians

The Commonwealth of Australia territories are the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and number of smaller islands. Australia has an area of nearly eight million square kilometres. The population of Australia is over sixteen million people. The Commonwealth of Australia is a capitalist self- governing federal state. New Zealand is situated south-east of Australia. The country consists of the large islands called North Island, South Island Stewart Island also many small islands. The population of New Zealand is over three million people. New Zealand is a capitalist selfgoverning state and a member of the Commonwealth. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. People – the New Zealanders

English-speaking countries Great Britain or United Kingdom, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a parliamentary monarchy in northwestern Europe. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries England, Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast respectively. The United Kingdom s flag is the Union Jack. It s red, white and blue. Each country also has a national emblem or sign. The English emblem is a red rose. The Welsh emblem is a vegetable or flower. The Scottish emblem is a wild plant - a thistle. And the Irish emblem is another wild plant - a shamrock. It s traditional in Britain to wear your country s emblem on its saint s day. The leek doesn't t go in a buttonhole, so the Welsh often wear a daffodil. These are Britain s patron saints and their days. The Scots, Welsh and English don t really celebrate their national saint s days.

But St. Patrick s Day is important for Irish people all over the world. In New York, for example, the Irish people always have a big St. Patrick s Day parade. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland Wales and does not include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech Great Britain is used to mean the United Kingdom. London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. London is an ancient city. It is more than twenty centuries old. The population of London, including its suburbs, is more than nine million people. London is one of the biggest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. It is situated on the banks of the River Thames. The City is the financial and the business centre of the country. There a lot of banks and various offices here. It is the ancient part of London. One of the greatest English churches St Paul's Cathedral is here. It was designed and built by an outstanding English architect Christopher Wren in 1710. St Paul's

Great Britain London is the capital of Great Britain. It stands on the river Thames. It is very old city. It is two thousand years old. Now London is a big port and a beautiful city. About seven million people live here.

British symbols The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock. The national flower of Scotland is the thistle. The national flower of Wales is the daffodil The rose is the national emblem of England.

Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. It is in the borough of the City of Westminster.

Buckingham Palace This is the Queen’s home.

Tower Bridge the most famous bridge in London Big Ben the big clock tower