GERMAN
German is the most widely spoken language in the European Union – ahead of Spanish, French and even English. It is the official language in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein and one of the official languages in Switzerland and Luxembourg. German ranks 11th in the list of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
WHERE IS IT SPOKEN?
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN Germany
Austria
Belgium,
Liechtenstein Luxembourg
NUMBER OF SPEAKERS
AROUND 140 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
LANGUAGE FAMILY
INDO-EUROPEAN