World Constitutionnal Systems

World Legal Systems Research Group

Statistical summary

Official Languages in Centralized Control States
105 Centralized Control States have 63 languages, including French (26 States, 25%), followed by Arabic (17 States, 16%), English (11 States, 10.5%), German (5 States, 5%), Portuguese (5 States, 5%) and Russian (5 States, 5%).

Official Languages in Diffuse Control States
56 Diffuse Control States have 32 languages, including English (39 States, 70%), followed by Arabic (4 States, 7%) and French (4 States, 7%).

Official Languages in Mixed Control States
24 Mixed Control States have 8 languages, including Spanish (15 States, 62.5%), followed by English (4 States, 17%) and Portuguese (2 States, 8%).

Official Languages in States Without Constitutional Control
9 States Without Constitutional Control have 10 languages with  English (2 States, 22%) and Arabic (2 States, 22%).