Korean and English Speaking countries

Korean

English

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Countries

China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Total No. Of Countries

533

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National Language

North Korea, South Korea

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Minority Language

Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America

South Africa

Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Interesting Facts

Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages

Derived From

Latin

Korean vs English Countries

Comparing Korean vs English countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Korean and English languages.

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
English Speaking Countries: Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where English is official language is 33

Find if Korean and English are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Korean and English speaking countries will give you the presence of Korean and English languages in different countries. Along with Korean vs English countries, you can also compare Korean vs English.

Korean and English as Minority Language

In Korean and English speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and English as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
English as minority language: South Africa.

If you want to compare Korean and English dialects, then you can go to Korean vs English Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Korean and English Regulators

Korean and English speaking countries provide you Korean and English regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.English is regulated by . Also get to learn, Korean and English Language History.

Korean and English Continents

Thinking about Korean and English continents in which Korean and English speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and English. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Korean and English languages:

Korean Interesting Facts:

Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.

English Interesting Facts:

Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

The Korean language was derived from and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages and derived from Latin.