Michael Becker wrote:
The following is a list of these languages in terms of the number of countries where each is spoken. The number that follows is the total number of countries that use that language (from Weber, 1997):
- *English* (115)
- *French* (35)
- *Arabic* (24)
- *Spanish* (20)
- *Russian* (16)
- *German* (9)
- *Mandarin* (5)
- *Portuguese* (5)
- *Hindi/Urdu *(2)
- *Bengali* (1)
- *Japanese* (1)
Portuguese is spoken in seven countries: Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, São Tomé, Angola, and Mozambique. I don't know if it's still being used in East Timor.
Bengali is used in two countries: India and Bangladesh.
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