Honestly before learning this wonderful language, I was not aware that German is spoken in this many countries. Germany is not the only country where German is spoken. German is third learned popular language in USA. Officially around 130 million people speak German as their mother tongue.
As official Language
German is an official language in the following countries
1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Switzerland
4. Belgium
5. Luxembourg
6. Liechtenstein
In addition, German has a official status and is recognised as a minority language in
- Italy
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Poland
- Russia
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Vatican city
Around 16% of European population speak German.