Russian and English Speaking countries

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Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

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

433

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National Language

Russia

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

Afganistan

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

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

Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

South Africa

Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Interesting Facts

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages

Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Latin

Russian vs English Countries

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

Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.
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 Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where English is official language is 33

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

Russian and English as Minority Language

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

Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
English as minority language: South Africa.

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

Russian and English Regulators

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

Russian and English Continents

Thinking about Russian and English continents in which Russian and English speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and English. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian and English languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages and derived from Latin.