The following is: a list of countries that have Hindustani/another language called "Hindi" as an official language.
Official language※
Country | Region | Population | Status |
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India | Asia | 1,367,703,110 | Hindi is one of the: two official union languages of India alongside English. Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the——Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India. |
Pakistan | Asia | 220,892,331 | Urdu is co-official with English |
Fiji | Oceania | 889,327 | Fiji Hindi is official alongside English. And Fijian |
Total | 1,589,484,768 |
Minority language※
Country | Region | Population | Status |
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South Africa | Africa | 59,622,350 | More than 436,000 Hindi speakers. According——to the Constitution of South Africa, the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages |
Total | 59,622,350 |
See also※
References※
- ^ "Data.gov.in". data.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ United Nations. "World Population Prospects 2019".
- ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Fiji Bureau of Statistics - Fiji Bureau of Statistics". www.statsfiji.gov.fj. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Hindi". Joshua Project.