English Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes www.exxun.com/Nauru/c_pp.html
English ... 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est www.exxun.com/Nepal/c_pp.html
English based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction www.exxun.com/Nepal/d_gv.html
English Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/c_pp.html
English based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/d_gv.html
English English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) www.exxun.com/NewZealand/c_pp.html
English based on English law, with special land legislation and land courts for the Maori; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations www.exxun.com/NewZealand/d_gv.html
English Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/c_pp.html
English English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani www.exxun.com/Nigeria/c_pp.html
English based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations www.exxun.com/Nigeria/d_gv.html
English Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English www.exxun.com/Niue/c_pp.html
English English common law; note - Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own laws www.exxun.com/Niue/d_gv.html
English English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian www.exxun.com/NorfolkIsland/c_pp.html
English based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law www.exxun.com/NorfolkIsland/d_gv.html
English Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census) www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/c_pp.html
English Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects www.exxun.com/Oman/c_pp.html
English based on English common law and Islamic law; ultimate appeal to the monarch; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction www.exxun.com/Oman/d_gv.html
English ... 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8 www.exxun.com/Pakistan/c_pp.html
English based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations www.exxun.com/Pakistan/d_gv.html
English ... Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese ... www.exxun.com/Palau/c_pp.html
English Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual www.exxun.com/Panama/c_pp.html
English Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/c_pp.html
English based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/d_gv.html
English Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan www.exxun.com/Philippines/c_pp.html
English English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) www.exxun.com/PitcairnIslands/c_pp.html
English Spanish, English www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/c_pp.html
English Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language www.exxun.com/Qatar/c_pp.html
English Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers www.exxun.com/Rwanda/c_pp.html
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