Papua New Guinea is the most multilingual country, with over 839 living languages, according to Ethnologue, a catalogue of the world's known languages.
Which countries are officially multilingual?
Most Multilingual Countries In The World
- India (23 official languages)
- Zimbabwe (16 official languages) ...
- South Africa (11 official languages) ...
- Serbia (7 official languages) ...
- Switzerland (4 national languages) ...
- The Netherlands (4 official languages) ...
- Moldova (4 official languages) ...
- Singapore (4 official languages) ...
Is the US a multilingual country?
Although American English, in all its diversity, is unquestionably our dominant national language, this country has always had a complex multilingual history. ... And with each new wave of immigrants from every conceivable point on the globe, the linguistic and cultural diversity of the United States has continued to grow.
