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Mandarin Chinese is spoken by more than 1 billion people, making it the most widely spoken language in the world. It is the official language of Mainland China and Taiwan, and one of the official languages of Singapore and the United Nations.

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Chinese is the official language of which countries?

The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Both countries use the Mandarin (Putonghua) dialect. Mandarin is one of the four co-official languages (with English, Malay and Tamil) of Singapore.


What are the three countries that use Mandarin as there language?

China, Taiwan, and Singapore are the three countries where Mandarin is predominantly spoken.


What three countries have mandarin as the official language?

Singapore, Malaysia and China have it as their official languages. It is also the dialect of all Chinese states including Macau and Hong Kong.Taiwan, Mainland China, Macau (under China jurisdiction) and Hong Kong (under China jurisdiction) use Mandarin as their common language, only Taiwan uses the traditional Chinese Character set. It is one of the official languages in Singapore, but in Malaysia, Malay or Bahasa Malaysia is the official language.


What does official language mean?

The official language is the language that is mostly used in official departments. In many countries it is also the spoken language. However, in many countries it could be different than the spoken language(s) there. That happens sometime in small countries that use a more common language than their native language for official use. However, it may also occur in countries where the official language is not the common spoken language, such as in the Arab World where the spoken languages are remarkably different from Arabic, the official language there.


What are Chinese official languages?

Mandarin is the official language but Cantonese is also widely spoken and there are many dialects in use throughout China.

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Chinese is the official language of which countries?

The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Both countries use the Mandarin (Putonghua) dialect. Mandarin is one of the four co-official languages (with English, Malay and Tamil) of Singapore.


What are the three countries that use Mandarin as there language?

China, Taiwan, and Singapore are the three countries where Mandarin is predominantly spoken.


What three countries have mandarin as the official language?

Singapore, Malaysia and China have it as their official languages. It is also the dialect of all Chinese states including Macau and Hong Kong.Taiwan, Mainland China, Macau (under China jurisdiction) and Hong Kong (under China jurisdiction) use Mandarin as their common language, only Taiwan uses the traditional Chinese Character set. It is one of the official languages in Singapore, but in Malaysia, Malay or Bahasa Malaysia is the official language.


What other places other than China or Taiwan use Mandarin as an official language?

None. Mandarin is only official in the People's Republic of China (mainland) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).


What does official language mean?

The official language is the language that is mostly used in official departments. In many countries it is also the spoken language. However, in many countries it could be different than the spoken language(s) there. That happens sometime in small countries that use a more common language than their native language for official use. However, it may also occur in countries where the official language is not the common spoken language, such as in the Arab World where the spoken languages are remarkably different from Arabic, the official language there.


What other places other than China use Mandarin as an official language?

Other than the People's Republic of China, Taiwan uses Mandarin.


How many countries use English as an official language?

i think 12


What language do the Chinese use?

Mandarin


How many countries use English as a native language?

There are fifty eight sovereign countries where English is an official language but may not be the primary language. There are an additional twenty one non-sovereign nations that list English as an official language. In addition there are three countries in which English is the de facto language.


What countries use German as an official language?

In Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein it is the sole official language. In Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Province of Bolzano-Bozen (Italy) it is a joint official language.


What are Chinese official languages?

Mandarin is the official language but Cantonese is also widely spoken and there are many dialects in use throughout China.


Which two South American countries do not use Spanish as their official language?

Suriname (Dutch) Guyana (English) Brazil (Portuguese)