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Germanic language

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Germanic languages.
West Germanic languages
English is an official language of Belize, Canada, Nigeria, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena, Malta, Ireland, South Africa, Philippines, Jamaica, Dominica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, American Samoa, Palau, St. Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan, India, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and former British colonies in Asia, Africa and Oceania. Furthermore, it is the de facto language of the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, as well as a recognized language in Nicaragua and Malaysia.