Besides the obvious answer of Germany... Austria and Liechtenstein. Switzerland has three official languages, one of which is German.
German is the official language of: - Germany - Austria - Liechtenstein
The countries where German is the official primary language are Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. German is recognized as a minority language in some other countries, including Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
Other than Germany, German is an official language in Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland. It is also an official language in the Italian Province of Bolzano-Bozen.
The German language's country of origin is Germany. There are many other countries that speak German, however. The following five are countries that have German as an official language: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.Belgium also has German as an official language with "minority status," which means that the majority of Belgium doesn't speak German. There are also many more countries around the globe that have German as a minority language.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Not sure about Luxemburg, but I guess they speak German dialect, too.
In Germany, Austria, and Lichtenstein it is the official language In Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg it shares the position as official language with other languages There are also many areas or regions of other European countries that have a large German speaking population.
The following countries have German as an official language:GermanyBelgiumLuxembourgSwitzerlandLiechtensteinAustriaItaly (official in South Tyrol)European Union**German is also a recognized minority language in the following countries:DenmarkPolandCzech RepublicSlovakiaHungaryVatican CityItalyRomaniaRussiaKazakhstanBrazilNamibia [German was official, but demoted in 1990](Bolded nations are European ones)** - the European Union is not a sovereign nation, but an immensely powerful organization engulfing most of Europe.Several other European countries have large speaking German populations, but do not recognized German as a minority language in the country. Such countries include Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, France, and the United Kingdom.
Namibia (formerly a German colony named Deutsch Südwestafrika (German South West Africa)has Afrikaans, Oshiwambo and German as recognized regional languages.There are also large German speaking communities in South Africa. and Cameroon.
In Europe there are five countries that have German as their official language and include Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. Luxembourg has three official languages and German, along with French, is often spoken in the administrative and judicial system. In Luxembourg, however, not everyone you meet will speak German. In Switzerland, just like Luxembourg, there are many official languages because of their proximity to Germany and many other countries. German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all official languages spoken in Switzerland. Other countries in Europe have large populations that speak German, and this includes France, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, and Italy to name a few. In Africa, German is spoken in Namibia and South Africa, and in South America there is a large German population in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile.
Lichtenstein's official language is German, and the principality is the smallest of the four countries in Europe populated by a majority of German speakers. Other languages are also spoken by the foreign-born population, which makes up about 14% of the country.
German is an official language in: Germany Switzerland Austria Belgium Liechtenstein Luxembourg Italy (province of Bolzano-Bozen). It also has official status in the following countries/regions: Krahule/Blaufuß, Slovakia (official municipal language) Namibia (national language, official language 1984-1990) Poland (auxialliary language in 22 municipalities in Opole Voivodeship) German has recognised minority language status in: Czech Republic Hungary Namibia Romania Slovakia Poland In the United States, in North Dakota and South Dakota, German is the most common language spoken at home after English.
There are 29 countries of which French is an official language. Seven other countries commonly speak French but have not named French an official language. Check out the related links for a list of the countries where French is an official language.