The English language is spoken only in Africa.
English language . English is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states . It is the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada , Australia , Ireland , and New Zealand , and is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean , Africa , and South Asia . It is the most widely spoken Germanic language , accounting for at least 70 % of speakers of this Indo-European branch . List of territorial entities where English is an official language . English is one of the official languages of the United Nations , the European Union and the International Olympic Committee . The United Kingdom , United States , Australia and New Zealand , where the overwhelming majority of native English speakers reside , do not have English as an official language de jure , but English is considered to be their de facto official language due to its historical and widespread use in these nations .