Official languages
Consult the CIA website to see the official language of each country.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| COUNTRY |
Official language |
English Proficiency test required |
Dissertation required |
| A |
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| Afghanistan |
Pushtu |
Yes |
Yes |
| Albania |
Albanian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Algeria |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Andorra |
Catalán |
Yes |
No |
| Angola |
Bantu, Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Anguilla |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Antilles Caribbean |
Dutch |
Yes |
Yes |
| Argentina |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Armenia |
Armenian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Aruba Caribbean |
Papiamento |
Yes |
Yes |
| Asia |
various |
Yes |
Yes |
| Australia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Austria |
German |
Yes |
Yes |
| Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani, Turkic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Azores |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| B |
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| Bahamas |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Bahrain |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bangladesh |
Bangla |
Yes |
Yes |
| Barbados |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Belarus (Beylarussia) |
Belorussian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Belgium |
Dutch |
Yes |
No |
| Belize |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Benin |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Bermuda |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Bhutan |
Dzongkha |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bolivia |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Serbian, Croatian, or Bosnian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Botswana |
English, Setswana |
No |
Yes |
| Brazil |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgarian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Burkina Faso (anc. Haute-Volta) |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Burundi |
Kirundi, French |
Yes |
No |
| Burma |
Burmese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Brunei ou B. Darussalam |
Malay |
Yes |
Yes |
| C |
top |
| Cambodia |
Khmer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cameroon |
French, English |
No |
No |
| Canada |
English, French |
No |
No |
| Cape Verde |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Central African Republic |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Ceylon |
Sinhalese |
Yes |
yes |
| Chad |
French, Arabic |
Yes |
No |
| Chile |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| China |
Chinese, Mandarin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Colombia |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Commonwealth of the Caribbean |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Comoros |
French, Arabic |
Yes |
No |
| Congo |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Costa Rica |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Croatia |
Serbian, Croatian, or Bosnian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cuba |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cyprus |
Greek |
Yes |
Yes |
| Czech Republic |
Czech |
Yes |
Yes |
| D |
top |
| Denmark |
Danish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Djibouti |
Arabic, French |
Yes |
No |
| Dominica |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Dominican Republic |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| E |
top |
| East Timor |
Tetum, Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ecuador |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Egypt |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| El Salvador |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Spanish, French |
Yes |
No |
| Eritrea |
Afar |
Yes |
Yes |
| Estonia |
Estonian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ethiopia |
Amharic |
Yes |
Yes |
| F |
top |
| Falkland Island |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Fiji |
Fijian, Hindustani, English |
No |
Yes |
| Finland |
Finnish, Swedish |
Yes |
Yes |
| France |
French |
Yes |
No |
| French Guiana |
French |
Yes |
No |
| G |
top |
| Gabon |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Gambia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Georgia |
Georgian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Germany |
German |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ghana |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Greece |
Greek |
Yes |
Yes |
| Grenada |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Guam |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Guatemala |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guinea |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guyana |
English |
No |
Yes |
| H |
top |
| Haiti |
Creole and French |
Yes |
No |
| Honduras |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hong Kong |
Chinese, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hungary |
Magyar |
Yes |
Yes |
| I |
top |
| Iceland |
Icelandic |
Yes |
Yes |
| India |
Hindi, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| Indonesia |
Bahasa Indonesia |
Yes |
Yes |
| Iran |
Farsi |
Yes |
Yes |
| Iraq |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ireland |
English, Irish |
No |
Yes |
| Israel |
Hebrew |
Yes |
Yes |
| Italy |
Italian |
Yes |
Yes |
| J |
top |
| Jamaica |
English, Jamaican Creole |
No |
Yes |
| Japan |
Japanese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Jordan |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| K |
top |
| Kazkhstan |
Kazak |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kenya |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Kiribati |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Korea |
Korean |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kuwait |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz |
Yes |
Yes |
| L |
top |
| Laos |
Lao |
Yes |
Yes |
| Latvia |
Latvian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lebanon |
Arabic |
Yes |
No |
| Lesotho |
English, Sesotho |
No |
Yes |
| Liberia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Libya |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Liechtenstein |
German |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lithuania |
Lithuanian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourgish |
Yes |
Yes |
| M |
top |
| Macedonia |
Macedonian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Madagascar |
Malagasy, French |
Yes |
No |
| Malawi |
English, Chichewa |
No |
Yes |
| Malaysia |
Malay |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maldives |
Dhivehi |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mali |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Malta |
Maltese, English |
No |
Yes |
| Marshall Islands |
Marshallese and English |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mauritania |
Arabic, Wolof, French |
Yes |
No |
| Mauritius |
English, French |
No |
No |
| Mexico |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Micronesia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Moldova |
Moldovan |
Yes |
Yes |
| Monaco |
French |
Ask forTOEFL |
No |
| Mongolia |
Mongolian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Montenegro |
Serbian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Morocco |
Arabic |
Yes |
No |
| Mozambique |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Myanmar |
Burmese |
Yes |
Yes |
| N |
top |
| Namibia |
Afrikaans, German, Oshiwambo |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nauru |
Nauruan |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nepal |
Nepali |
Yes |
Yes |
| The Netherlands |
Dutch |
Yes |
Yes |
| New Guinea |
English, Melanesian |
Yes |
Yes |
| New Zealand |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Nicaragua |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Niger |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Nigeria |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Norway |
Bokmål, Nynorsk |
Yes |
Yes |
| O |
top |
| Oman |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| P |
top |
| Pakistan |
Punjabi |
Yes |
Yes |
| Palau |
Palauan, English |
No |
Yes |
| Palestinian State |
Arabic, Hebrew |
Yes |
Yes |
| Panama |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Papua New Guinea |
English, Tok Pisin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Paraguay |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Peru |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Philippines |
Filipino, English |
No |
Yes |
| Poland |
Polish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Portugal |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Puerto Rico |
Spanish, English |
Yes |
|
| Q |
top |
| Qatar |
Arabic, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| R |
top |
| Romania |
Romanian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Russia |
Russian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rwanda |
Kinyarwanda, French |
Yes |
Yes |
| S |
top |
| Samoa |
Samoan, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| San Marino |
Italian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Saudi Arabia |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
Portuguese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scotland |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Senegal |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Serbo-Croatia |
Serbian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Seychelles |
English, French |
No |
No |
| Sierra Leone |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Singapore |
Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English |
No |
Yes |
| Slovakia |
Slovak |
Yes |
Yes |
| Slovenia |
Slovenian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Solomon Islands |
English, Solomon Pijin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Somalia |
Somali |
Yes |
Yes |
| South Africa |
Xhosa and Zulu |
Yes |
Yes |
| Spain |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
English |
No |
Yes |
| St. Lucia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Sri Lanka |
Sinhala |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sudan |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suriname |
Dutch |
Yes |
Yes |
| Swaziland |
English, Swazi |
No |
Yes |
| Sweden |
Swedish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Switzerland |
German, French, Italian |
Yes |
No |
| Syria |
Arabic |
Ask for TOEFL |
Yes |
| T |
top |
| Taiwan |
Chinese |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tajikistan |
Tajik |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tanganyika (formerly Tanzania) |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Tanzania |
Swahili, English |
No |
Yes |
| Thailand |
Thai |
Yes |
Yes |
| Togo |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Tonga Island |
Tongan |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
English, Hindi, French, Spanish |
No |
Yes |
| Tunisia |
Arabic, French |
Yes |
No |
| Turkey |
Turkish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Turkmenistan |
Turkmen |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvaluan, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| U |
top |
| Uganda |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Ukraine |
Ukrainian |
Yes |
Yes |
| United Arab Emirates |
Arabic, English |
Yes |
Yes |
| United Kingdom |
English |
No |
Yes |
| United States |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Uruguay |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uzbekistan |
Uzbek, Russian |
Yes |
Yes |
| V |
top |
| Vanuatu |
Bislama, English, French |
Yes |
Yes |
| Venezuela |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
Yes |
Yes |
| W |
top |
| Western Sahara |
Spanish, Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Y |
top |
| Yemen |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
| Yugoslavia |
Serbo Croatian |
Yes |
Yes |
| Z |
top |
| Zaire |
French |
Yes |
No |
| Zambia |
English |
No |
Yes |
| Zimbabwe |
English |
No |
Yes |
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