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 |
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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 |
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Denmark |
Danish |
Yes |
Yes |
Djibouti |
Arabic, French |
Yes |
No |
Dominica |
English |
No |
Yes |
Dominican Republic |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
E |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Haiti |
Creole and French |
Yes |
No |
Honduras |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
Hong Kong |
Chinese, English |
Yes |
Yes |
Hungary |
Magyar |
Yes |
Yes |
I |
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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 |
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Jamaica |
English, Jamaican Creole |
No |
Yes |
Japan |
Japanese |
Yes |
Yes |
Jordan |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
K |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Oman |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
P |
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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 |
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Q |
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Qatar |
Arabic, English |
Yes |
Yes |
R |
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Romania |
Romanian |
Yes |
Yes |
Russia |
Russian |
Yes |
Yes |
Rwanda |
Kinyarwanda, French |
Yes |
Yes |
S |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Vanuatu |
Bislama, English, French |
Yes |
Yes |
Venezuela |
Spanish |
Yes |
Yes |
Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
Yes |
Yes |
W |
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Western Sahara |
Spanish, Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
Y |
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Yemen |
Arabic |
Yes |
Yes |
Yugoslavia |
Serbo Croatian |
Yes |
Yes |
Z |
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Zaire |
French |
Yes |
No |
Zambia |
English |
No |
Yes |
Zimbabwe |
English |
No |
Yes |
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