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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|official_name= Midhurst
|latitude= 50.98556
|longitude= -0.74002
|population = 4,889 (2001)
|shire_district= [[Chichester (district)|Chichester]]
|shire_county = [[West Sussex]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chichester]]
|post_town= Midhurst
|postcode_district = GU29
|postcode_area= GU
|dial_code= 01730
|os_grid_reference= SU885214
}}
'''Midhurst''' is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[Chichester (district)|Chichester]] [[Districts of England|district]] of [[West Sussex]], [[England]], with a population of approximately 5000 people. The town is situated on the [[River Rother (Western)|River Rother]] and is home to the magnificent ruin of the [[Tudor era|Tudor]] [[Cowdray House]] and the stately [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Cowdray Park, West Sussex|Cowdray Park]]. ''[[Country Life]]'' magazine rated Midhurst the second best town in England.


In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]] the parish covered 333 [[hectare]]s and had 2,327 households with a total [[population]] of 4,889 of which 2,258 residents were economically active. In 1831 the population was 1,478; and 1,536 in 1841.
This is a complete '''list of the [[official language]]s designated in the [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] [[state]]s''' of the world. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a [[national language]], [[regional language]], or [[minority language]].


==History==
Only states, which are defined as sovereign, internationally recognised, [[Independence|independent]] political entities, are listed. This is not a list of [[Country|countries]] or [[nation]]s, although many states listed, are simultaneously also countries and/or nations.


Formerly standing within the ground of Midhurst Castle, the [http://www.midhurstparishchurch.co.uk parish church] of St. [[Mary Magdalene]] and [[St. Denys]] was mentioned in 1291 and later in 1367 as standing, "in a place called Courtgene". The interior of the church has undergone much restoration and change and little evidence exists of its [[Medieval]] heritage. Consisting of [[chancel]] and [[nave]] flanked by aisles on both sides, the church was largely rebuilt in the Perpendicular style in 1422, towards the end of [[Henry V of England|Henry V]]'s reign.
For [[dependent territory|dependent territories]], refer to the corresponding sovereign states.


In 1605 the owner of [[Cowdray House]], [[Anthony-Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague]], was briefly arrested in connection with the [[Gunpowder Plot]]. He was suspected as a plotter because he briefly employed [[Guy Fawkes]] as a footman and stayed away from [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] on 5 November following a warning from [[Robert Catesby]]. He is buried in Midhurst Church.
==Definitions==
*''[[Official language]]'': one designated as having a unique legal status in the state, typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business
*''[[Regional language]]'': one designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state (on this page a regional language will have parentheses next to it that contain a region, province, etc. where the language has regional status)
*''[[Minority language]]'': (as used here) one spoken by a minority population within the state and officially designated as such; typically afforded protection and designated an officially permissible language for legal and government business in a specific area or territory of the state (on this page a minority language will be followed by parentheses that identify its minority status)
*''[[National language]]'': one that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages (on this page a national language will be followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status). Some countries have more than one language with this status.


It would appear that the castle was dismantled by the Bishop of [[Durham]] sometime between 1284 and 1311. The earlier owners being the de Bohun family who abandoned the castle in favour of Cowdray in 1280.
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== A ==
==The town==
[[Image:Midhurst from the South.JPG|thumb|300px|Midhurst from the South]]Each year the town hosts the "Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup" which is a major [[polo]] competition. This is held on the estate of [[Lord Cowdray]], with the final played outside the ruins. Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family are often seen playing here. This same spot was the venue for a charity concert featuring [[Pink Floyd]] (minus Waters) in 1993.
*'''{{AFG}}'''<ref>[http://www.afghan-web.com/politics/current_constitution.html Constitution of Afghanistan] (Article 16)</ref>
**[[Pashto language|Pashto]] (statewide) (official)
**[[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari]] (statewide) (official)
**[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
**[[Turkmen language|Turkmen]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
**[[Pashayi language|Pashai]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
**[[Nuristani#Nuristani languages|Nuristani]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
**[[Balochi language|Balochi]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)
**[[Pamiri languge|Pamiri]] (statewide) (third official language in areas where spoken by majority of population)


Midhurst Deanery is a [[Deanery]] of the [[Church of England]] comprising 22 churches in the Rother valley between Midhurst and Petersfield.
*'''{{ALB}}'''<ref>[http://www.parlament.al/eng/dokumenti.asp?id=1117&kujam=Constitution Constitution of Albania] (Article 14)</ref>
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]] (based on [[Tosk language|Tosk]] dialect)


==Education==
*'''{{DZA}}'''
The main school is [http://www.midhurst-grammar.w-sussex.sch.uk/ Midhurst Grammar School] which was founded in 1672. The school's most famous alumnus is [[HG Wells]]. Although still called a [[Grammar School]], it has been a modern [[comprehensive school]] for many years. It comprises a lower school containing years 9 to 11, and a separate [[sixth form]] college to which approximately 45% of students continue on. In its September 2007 report, the regulator, [[OFSTED]] rated the various aspects of the schooling, most satisfactory (3) several good(2). There is also a comprehensive middle school for pupils aged 10 to 13 at [[Midhurst Intermediate School]]. In its 2006 inspection OFSTED rated the school overall grade 2. OFSTED grades 1 Outstanding, 2Good, 3 Satisfactory, 4 Inadequate <ref>
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (official and national)<ref name=Algeriaconstitution>[http://www.chr.up.ac.za/hr_docs/constitutions/docs/AlgeriaC(rev).doc Constitution of Algeria] (Article 3) (MS Word format)</ref><!-- seen cached in html format at http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:Uo30PjbTlecJ:www.chr.up.ac.za/hr_docs/constitutions/docs/AlgeriaC(rev).doc+%22Tamazight+is+also+a+national+language%22+constitution&hl=fr&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=fr -->
{{cite web
**[[Berber languages|Tamazight]] (national)<ref name=Algeriaconstitution />
| last = Jones
**[[French language|French]] (de facto official)
| first = Christine
| title = Midhurst Grammar School - Inspection Report
| publisher = [[OFSTED]]
| date = [[14 September]] [[2007]]
| url = http://www.midhurst-grammar.w-sussex.sch.uk/News/OFSTEDReportsept07.pdf
| format = [[Adobe Acrobat]]
}}
</ref>


==Midhurst constituency==
*'''{{AND}}''' ([[Languages of Andorra]])<ref>[http://www.andorramania.com/constit_gb.htm Constitution of Andorra] (Article 2)</ref>
{{main|Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)}}
**[[Catalan language|Catalan]]


The town was first represented in the [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] of 1301 and was consistently represented from 1382 onwards. Initially the town had two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]]. The electors were the owners of certain properties, which were marked by "[[burgage]] stones", one of these stones remains and can be seen in a building next to the public library. In 1831 there were only 41 eligible voters and Midhurst was considered a [[rotten borough]]. In the [[Great Reform Act]] of 1832 Midhurst was reduced to one Member of Parliament and the constituency was expanded to include most of the surrounding villages. In 1883 Midhurst lost its status as a [[Borough]] and its right to elect a Member of Parliament.
*'''{{AGO}}'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html#People |title=Angola |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency }}</ref>
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]


At present Midhurst is part of the Chichester constituency and is represented in the House of Commons by Andrew Tyrie, Conservative.
*'''{{ATG}}'''
** No official language (but people in the Senate etc. must be able to speak and read [[English language|English]]<ref>[http://www.ab.gov.ag/gov_v1/government/constitution.htm Constitution of Antigua and Barbuba, 1981] (Article 29)</ref>)


== Transport ==
*'''{{ARG}}'''<ref>[http://www.argentina.ar/sw_seccion.php?id=36 Argentina: Country Information]</ref>
===Rail===
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
{{seealso|Midhurst Railways}}
**[[Guarani language|Guarani]] ([[Corrientes]])
Midhurst was linked by three lines, one from [[Pulborough]] in the 1866, one from [[Petersfield, Hampshire|Petersfield]] in 1855 and one from [[Chichester]] in 1881.
*'''{{ARM}}'''
**[[Armenian language|Armenian]]<ref>[http://www.gov.am/enversion/legal_1/legal_sahman_all.html Constitution of Armenia] (Article 12)</ref>
*'''{{AUS}}'''
**No official language, [[English language|English]] is the ''de facto'' official language.


There were two stations, [[Midhurst railway station|London Brighton and South Coast Railway's]] and the [[Midhurst (LSWR) railway station|London and South Western Railway's]]. The last trains ran in 1964.
*'''{{AUT}}'''
**[[German language|German]] (official statewide)<ref>[http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/au00000_.html Constitution of Austria] (Article 8)</ref>
**[[Croatian language|Croatian]] (official in [[Burgenland]] in areas where live Austrians of the Croat minority)<ref name=vfghenglish>[http://www.vfgh.gv.at/cms/vfgh-site/english/downloads/englishverfassung.pdf Constitution of Austria, Article 8 & State Treaty for the Re-establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria)] (Article 7, Page 188)</ref> (statewide minority language)
**[[Slovene language|Slovene]] (official in [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] and [[Styria (state)|Styria]] in areas where live Austrians of the Slovene minority)<ref name=vfghenglish /> (statewide minority language)
**[[Czech language|Czech]] (statewide minority language)
**[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] (in [[Burgenland]]) (statewide minority language)
**[[Slovak language|Slovak]] (statewide minority language)
**[[Romani language|Romani]] (statewide minority language)


===Road===
*'''{{AZE}}'''
The [[A272 road|A272]] runs through the town east and west.
**[[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijanian]]<ref>[http://www.constcourt.gov.az/index.php?nw=2&j=11 Constitution of Azerbaijan], [http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/aj00000_.html Constitution of Azerbaijan] (English translation) (Article 21)</ref>


The A286 road also runs through the town north and south.
== B ==
*'''{{BHS}}'''
**[[English language|English]]


===Air===
*'''{{BHR}}'''
Midhurst is an hour's drive from [[Gatwick]].
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]


==Emergency services==
*'''{{BGD}}'''
Midhurst is served by these emergency sevices:
**[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
*[[Sussex Police]].
*[[South East Coast Ambulance Service]] as of 1 July 2006. The [[Sussex Ambulance Service]], [[Surrey]], and [[Kent]] Ambulance services have all merged, and have now ceased to exist.
*[[West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service]].


==References== <!-- See [[Wikipedia:Ref#How_to_cite_sources]] and [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]] -->
*'''{{BRB}}'''
{{reflist}}
**[[English language|English]]


==External links==
*'''{{BLR}}'''
* [http://www.gravelroots.net/home.html The Rother Valley Guide]
**[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
**[[Russian language|Russian]]


* [http://www.villagedirectories.com/westsussex/midhurst/ Village directory]
*'''{{BEL}}''' ([[Languages of Belgium]])<ref>Constitution of Belgium, in [http://www.senate.be/doc/const_nl.html#t1 Dutch], [http://www.senate.be/doc/const_fr.html#t1 French] and [http://www.senate.be/doc/const_de.html#t1 German] (Article 4)</ref>
* [http://www.gravelroots.net/midhurst.html Gravelroots Midhurst Guide]
**[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
* [http://www.midhurst-grammar.w-sussex.sch.uk/ Midhurst Grammar School]
**[[French language|French]]
* [http://www.midhurst.net/ Midhurst Net]
**[[German language|German]]
* [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=5052 Midhurst Parish Church]
* [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/activemap.php?d2=10/205 Midhurst Deanery]
* [http://www.midhurstweather.co.uk/w/weather/current Midhurst Weather Station]
* [http://www.chichester.gov.uk/enjoy/heritage___leisure/cowdray_and_midhurst_heritage_.cfm Cowdray and Midhurst Heritage Project]
* [http://www.nsadler.demon.co.uk/cowdray/index.html Nigel Sadler's Cowdray House pages]


*'''{{BLZ}}'''
**[[English language|English]]


*'''{{BEN}}'''
**[[French language|French]]


{{Chichester}}
*'''{{BTN}}'''
**[[Dzongkha language|Dzongkha]]
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{BOL}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[Aymara language|Aymara]]
**[[Quechua language|Quechua]]

*'''{{BIH}}'''
**[[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]
**[[Croatian language|Croatian]]
**[[Serbian language|Serbian]]

*'''{{BWA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Tswana language|Tswana]] (national)

*'''{{BRA}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]

*'''{{BRN}}'''
**[[Malay language|Malay]]

*'''{{BGR}}'''
**[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]

*'''{{BFA}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Fula language|Fula]] (national)
**[[Jula language|Jula]] (national)
**[[More language|More]] (national)

*'''{{BDI}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Kirundi language|Kirundi]]

== C ==
*'''{{KHM}}'''
**[[Khmer language|Khmer]]

*'''{{CMR}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{CAN}}'''
**[[English language|English]] (national)
**[[French language|French]] (national)
**[[Dene Suline language|Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłiné)]] (in the [[Northwest Territories]])
**[[Cree language|Cree]] (in the Northwest Territories)
**[[Dogrib language|Dogrib (Tłįchǫ)]] (in the Northwest Territories)
**[[Gwichʼin language|Gwich’in]] (in the Northwest Territories)
**[[Inuinnaqtun]] (in the Northwest Territories and [[Nunavut]])
**[[Inuktitut]] (in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
**[[Inuvialuktun]] (in the Northwest Territories)
**[[Slavey language|Slavey]] (in the Northwest Territories)

*'''{{CPV}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (official)
**[[Cape Verdean Creole]] (national)

*'''{{CAF}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Sango language|Sango]] (national)

*'''{{TCD}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{CHL}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[Mapuche language|Mapudungun]]

*'''{{PRC}}'''
**[[Chinese language|Chinese]]
***written: [[Simplified Chinese]] statewide, [[Traditional Chinese]] de facto in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]
***spoken: [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]] statewide, [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]] de facto in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]
**[[English language|English]] (in [[Hong Kong]])
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (in [[Macau]])
**[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] (in [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture|Ili Kazakh]], [[Xinjiang]])
**[[Korean language|Korean]] (in [[Changbai Korean Autonomous County|Changbai]] and [[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture|Yanbian]], [[Jilin]])
**[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] (in [[Inner Mongolia]])
**[[Tajik language|Tajik]] (in [[Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County|Taxkorgan]], [[Xinjiang]])
**[[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] (in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]])
**[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] (in [[Xinjiang]])
**[[Zhuang language|Zhuang]] (in [[Guangxi]])

*'''{{CHN-ROC}}'''
**- ''see [[#ROC|below]]

*'''{{COL}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]] (the languages and dialects of ethnic groups are also official in their territories <ref>[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Colombia/col91.html Constitution of Colombia, 1991] (Article 10)</ref>)

*'''{{COM}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[Comorian language|Comorian]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{COD}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Lingala language|Lingala]] (national)
**[[Kikongo]] (national)
**[[Swahili]] (national)
**[[Tshiluba]] (national)

*'''{{COG}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Lingala language|Lingala]] (national)
**[[Munukutuba language|Munukutuba]] (national)

*'''{{CRI}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{CIV}}'''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{HRV}}'''
**[[Croatian language|Croatian]] (statewide)
**[[Italian language|Italian]] (in [[Istria county|Istria]])

*'''{{CUB}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{CYP}}'''
**[[Greek language|Greek]]
**[[Turkish language|Turkish]]

*'''{{CZE}}'''
**[[Czech language|Czech]]

== D ==
*'''{{DNK}}'''
**[[Danish language|Danish]] (statewide)
**[[Faroese language|Faroese]] (in the [[Faroe Islands]])
**[[German language|German]] (protected minority language in [[South Jutland]])
**[[Kalaallisut language|Kalaallisut]] (in [[Greenland]])

*'''{{DJI}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{DMA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{DOM}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

<br>
== E ==
*'''{{ETM}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
**[[Tetum language|Tetum]]

*'''{{ECU}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[Quechua language|Quechua]]

*'''{{EGY}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{SLV}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{GNQ}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]

*'''{{ERI}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (working language)
**[[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] (working language)

*'''{{EST}}'''
**[[Estonian language|Estonian]]
**[[Võro language|Võro]] (regional language in [[Võrumaa]])

*'''{{ETH}}'''
**[[Amharic language|Amharic]]

== F ==
*'''{{FJI}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Fijian language|Fijian]]
**[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]

*'''{{FIN}}'''
**[[Finnish language|Finnish]] (statewide, except in the [[Åland|Åland Islands]])
**[[Swedish language|Swedish]] (statewide) (in the [[Åland|Åland Islands]] where Swedish is spoken monolingually)
**[[Sami languages|Sami]] (minority language in [[Enontekiö]], [[Inari, Finland|Inari]], [[Sodankylä]], and [[Utsjoki]])

*'''{{FRA}}''' and [[Overseas departments and territories of France|overseas departments and territories]] ([[Languages of France]] and [[language policy in France]])<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/html/constitution/constitution2.htm#titre1 Constitution of France] (Article 2)</ref>
** [[French language|French]] (statewide)

<BR>
<br>
== G ==
*'''{{GAB}}'''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{GMB}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{GEO}}'''
**[[Abkhaz language|Abkhaz]] (in [[Abkhazia]])
**[[Georgian language|Georgian]] (statewide, except in [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]])
**[[Ossetic language|Ossetic]] (in [[South Ossetia]])
**[[Russian language|Russian]] (in [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]])

*'''{{DEU}}'''
**[[German language|German]] (statewide)
**[[Danish language|Danish]] (in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]) (minority language)
**[[Lower Sorbian language|Lower Sorbian]] (in [[Brandenburg]]) (minority language)
**[[North Frisian language|North Frisian]] (in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]) (minority language)
**[[Romani language|Romani]] (in [[Hesse]])
**[[Saterland Frisian language|Saterland Frisian]] (in [[Lower Saxony]]) (minority language)
**[[Upper Sorbian language|Upper Sorbian]] (in [[Saxony]]) (minority language)

*'''{{GHA}}'''
**[[Adangme language|Adangme]] (in [[Greater Accra Region|Greater Accra]])
**[[Dagaare language|Dagaare]] (in the [[Upper West Region]])
**[[Dagbani language|Dagbani]] (in the [[Northern Region, Ghana|Northern Region]])
**[[English language|English]] (statewide)
**[[Ewe language|Ewe]] (in the [[Volta Region]])
**[[Ga language|Ga]] (in [[Greater Accra Region|Greater Accra]])
**[[Gonja language|Gonja]] (in the [[Northern Region, Ghana|Northern Region]])
**[[Kasem language|Kasem]] (in the [[Upper East Region]])
**[[Nzema language|Nzema]] (in the [[Western Region, Ghana|Western Region]])
**[[Twi language|Twi]] (in [[Akuapem]], [[Akyem]], [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]], [[Fanteakwa]], [[Fante]], and [[Kwahu]])

*'''{{GRC}}'''
**[[Greek language|Greek]]

*'''{{GRD}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{GTM}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{GIN}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Fula language|Fula]] (national)
**[[Maninka language|Maninka]] (national)
**[[Susu language|Susu]] (national)

*'''{{GNB}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]

*'''{{GUY}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

== H ==
*'''{{HTI}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]]

*'''{{HND}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{HUN}}'''
**[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]

<br>
== I ==
*'''{{ISL}}'''
**[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]

*'''{{IND}}'''
**[[Assamese language|Assamese]] (in [[Assam]])
**[[Bengali language|Bengali]] (in [[Tripura]] and [[West Bengal]])
**[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] (in [[Bihar]])
**[[Bodo language|Bodo]] (in [[Assam]])
**[[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] (in [[Chhattisgarh]])
**[[Dogri language|Dogri]] (in [[Jammu and Kashmir]])
**[[English language|English]] (statewide)
**[[French language|French]] (in [[Puducherry]])
**[[Garo language|Garo]] (in [[Meghalaya]])
**[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] (in [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], [[Daman and Diu]], and [[Gujarat]])
**[[Hindi language|Hindi]] (statewide)
**[[Kannada language|Kannada]] (in [[Karnataka]])
**[[Karbi]] (in [[Assam]])
**[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] (in [[Jammu and Kashmir]])
**[[Khasi language|Khasi]] (in [[Meghalaya]])
**[[Kokborok language|Kokborok]] (in [[Tripura]])
**[[Konkani language|Konkani]] (in [[Goa]])
**[[Magadhi language|Magadhi]] (Only in [[Bihar]])
**[[Maithili language|Maithili]] (in [[Bihar]])
**[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] (in [[Kerala]], [[Pondicherry]] and [[Lakshadweep]])
**[[Meitei language|Meitei]] (in [[Manipur]])
**[[Marathi language|Marathi]] (in [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]])
**[[Mizo language|Mizo]] (in [[Mizoram]])
**[[Nepali language|Nepali]] (in [[Sikkim]])
**[[Nicobarese]] (in [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]])
**[[Oriya language|Oriya]] (in [[Orissa]])
**[[Pahari]] (in [[Himachal Pradesh]])
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] (in [[Diu]] and [[Goa]])
**[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]])
**[[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]] (in [[Rajasthan]])
**[[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] (statewide)
**[[Santali language|Santali]] (in [[Jharkhand]])
**[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] (sindhi community/people dependent)
**[[Tamil language|Tamil]] (in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and [[Pondicherry]])
**[[Telugu language|Telugu]] (in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Pondicherry]])
**[[Urdu language|Urdu]] (in [[Jammu and Kashmir]] and most muslim people)

*'''{{IDN}}'''
**[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]

*'''{{IRN}}'''
**[[Persian language|Persian]]

*'''{{IRQ}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (statewide)
**[[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] (in the [[Kurdish Autonomous Region]])
**[[Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]] (in assyrian areas)
**[[Iraqi Turkmen]] (in turkmen areas)

*'''{{IRL}}''' ([[Languages of the Republic of Ireland|Languages of Ireland]])<ref>[http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/html%20files/Constitution%20of%20Ireland%20(Eng).htm Constitution of Ireland] (Article 8)</ref>
**[[Irish language|Irish]] (national - but spoken by a minority)
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{ISR}}'''
**[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{ITA}}''' ([[Languages of Italy]]) {{Fact|date=July 2008}}
**[[Italian language|Italian]] (statewide)
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]] (in some parts of Southern Italy)
**[[Catalan language|Catalan]] (in [[Alghero|Alghero, Sardinia]])
**[[Croatian language|Croatian]] (in [[Province of Campobasso|Montemitro & Acquaviva Collecroce & San Felice, Molise]])
**[[French language|French]] (in [[Aosta Valley]])
**[[Friulian language|Friulian]] (in [[Friuli]])
**[[German language|German]] (in [[Alto Adige/Südtirol]])
**[[Greek language|Greek]] (in some parts of [[Apulia]] and [[Calabria]])
**[[Ladin language|Ladin]] (in some parts of [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]])
**[[Slovene language|Slovene]] (in some parts of [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]])

== J ==
*'''{{JAM}}'''
**[[English language|English]]<ref>[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Jamaica/jam62.html The Constitution of Jamaica] section 20(6e) (implicit)</ref>

*'''{{JPN}}'''
**No official language nationwide, [[Japanese language|Japanese]] is the ''de facto'' official language and the national language.
**[[Ryukyuan language|Ryukyuan]] (minority language)
**[[Ainu language|Ainu]] (minority language)
**[[Korean language|Korean]] (minority language)

*'''{{JOR}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

== K ==
*'''{{KAZ}}'''
**[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] (national)
**[[Russian language|Russian]]

*'''{{KEN}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Swahili language|Swahili]] (national)

*'''{{KIR}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Gilbertese language|Kiribati]] (national)

*'''{{PRK}}'''
**[[Korean language|Korean]]

*'''{{KOR}}'''
**[[Korean language|Korean]]

*'''{{KOS}}'''
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]] (national)
**[[Serbian language|Serbian]] (Serbian enclaves)
**[[Turkish language|Turkish]]

*'''{{KWT}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{KGZ}}'''
**[[Kyrgyz language|Kirghiz]] (national)
**[[Russian language|Russian]]

== L ==
*'''{{LAO}}'''
**[[Lao language|Lao]]

*'''{{LVA}}'''
**[[Latvian language|Latvian]]
**[[Latgalian language|Latgalian]]

*'''{{LBN}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[French language|French]]
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Armenian language|Armenian]]

*'''{{LSO}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Sotho language|Sotho]] ''(national)''

*'''{{LBR}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{LBY}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{LIE}}'''
**[[German language|German]]

*'''{{LTU}}'''
**[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]

*'''{{LUX}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[German language|German]]
**[[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]] ''(national)''

== M ==
*'''{{MKD}}'''
**[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] ''(statewide)''
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]]
**[[Turkish language|Turkish]]

*'''{{MDG}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]] ''(national)''

*'''{{MWI}}'''
**[[Chichewa language|Chichewa]]'' (national)''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{MYS}}'''
**[[Malay language|Malay]] ''(national)''

*'''{{MDV}}'''
**[[Dhivehi language|Dhivehi]]

*'''{{MLI}}'''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{MLT}}'''
**[[Maltese language|Maltese]]'' (national)''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Italian language|Italian]]

*'''{{MHL}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Marshallese language|Marshallese]] (national)

*'''{{MRT}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (national)
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Fula language|Fula]] (national)
**[[Soninke language|Soninke]] (national)
**[[Wolof language|Wolof]] (national)

*'''{{MUS}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{MEX}}'''
**[[Languages of Mexico|No official language statewide]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] is the ''de facto'' official language

*'''{{FSM}}'''
**[[Chuukese language|Chuukese]] ''(in [[Chuuk]])''
**[[English language|English]] (statewide except in Kosrae, where it has a constitutionally protected associate status)
**[[Kosraean language|Kosraean]] ''(in [[Kosrae]])''
**[[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]] (''in [[Pohnpei]])''
**[[Ulithian language|Ulithian]] ''(in [[Yap]])''
**[[Yapese language|Yapese]] ''(in [[Yap]])''

*'''{{MDA}}'''
**[[Gagauz language|Gagauz]] (in [[Gagauzia]])
**[[Moldovan language|Moldovan]] (or [[Romanian language|Romanian]] - statewide)
**[[Russian language|Russian]] (in [[Gagauzia]] and [[Transnistria]])
**[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] (in [[Transnistria]])

*'''{{MCO}}'''<ref>[http://www.gouv.mc/devwww/wwwnew.nsf/1909$/036c62fe5f92f2efc1256f5b0054fa42fr?OpenDocument&3Fr Constitution of Monaco] (Article 8)</ref>
** [[French language|French]]

*'''{{MNG}}'''
**[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]

*'''{{MNE}}'''
**[[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]]

*'''{{MAR}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{MOZ}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]

*'''{{MMR}}''' ''(Burma)''
**[[Burmese language|Burmese]]

== N ==
*'''{{NAM}}'''<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www.orusovo.com/namcon/
|title=The Constitution of The Republic of Namibia
|chapter=Article 3 &ndash; Language
|chapter-url=http://www.orusovo.com/namcon/chap1.htm#art3
|publisher=orusovo.com
|accessdate=[[2008-04-23]]}}</ref>
**[[English language|English]]<!-- Please don't add other languages like German without indicating their status, and preferably giving a reliable source. -->

*'''{{NRU}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Nauruan language|Nauruan]]

*'''{{NPL}}'''
**[[Nepali language|Nepali]]

*'''{{NLD}}'''
**[[Dutch language|Dutch]] (in [[Netherlands]], [[Aruba]], [[Netherlands Antilles]])
**[[English language|English]] (on [[Netherlands Antilles]])
**[[West Frisian language|West Frisian]] (in [[Friesland]])
**[[Limburgish language|Limburgish]] (regional language)
**[[Dutch Low Saxon|Low Saxon]] (regional language)
**[[Papiamento]] (on [[Aruba]], [[Netherlands Antilles]])

*'''{{NZL}}'''
**[[English language|English]] is a de facto official language (statewide)
**[[Maori language|Maori]] (statewide)
**[[New Zealand Sign Language|NZSL]] (NZ Deaf community)
**[[Cook Islands Maori]] (in the [[Cook Islands]])
**[[Niuean language|Niuean]] (in [[Niue]])
**[[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]] (in [[Tokelau]])

*'''{{NIC}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{NER}}'''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{NGA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Hausa language|Hausa]] (national)
**[[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] (national)
**[[Igbo language|Igbo]] (national)

*'''{{NOR}}''' ([[Languages of Norway]])
**[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] (statewide) ([[Bokmål]] and [[Nynorsk]] are the official forms, and municipalities choose between them or a neutral stance.
**[[Sami language|Sami]] (indigenous language in vast areas from [[Engerdal]] to the Russian border, official administrative language in [[Kautokeino]], [[Karasjok]], [[Gáivuotna - Kåfjord]]), [[Nesseby]], [[Porsanger]], [[Tana]], [[Tysfjord]], and [[Snåsa]])
**[[Kven language|Kven]] (national minority language, administrative language in [[Porsanger]]
**[[Romani language|Romani]] (national minority language)
**[[Scandoromani]] (national minority language)

== O ==
*'''{{OMN}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

== P ==
*'''{{PAK}}'''
**[[English language|English]] (Official Language)
**[[Urdu language|Urdu]] (National Language)
**[[Balochi language|Balochi]] (provincial language)
**[[Pashto]] (provincial language)
**[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (provincial language)
**[[Sindhi]] (Provincial language)
*'''{{PLW}}'''
**[[English language|English]] (statewide)
**[[Palauan language|Palauan]] (statewide)
**[[Sonsorolese language|Sonsorolese]] (in [[Sonsorol]])
**[[Tobian language|Tobian]] (in [[Hatohobei]])
**[[Angaur language|Angaur]] (in [[Angaur]])
**[[Japanese language|Japanese]] (in [[Angaur]])

*'''{{PSE}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{PAN}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{PNG}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Hiri Motu language|Hiri Motu]]
**[[Tok Pisin]]

*'''{{PRY}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[Guaraní language|Guaraní]]

*'''{{PER}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
**[[Aymara language|Aymara]]
**[[Quechua language|Quechua]]
**All native languages in areas where they are spoken by the majority of people

*'''{{PHL}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (recognized in the Constitution)
**[[Bikol language|Bikol]] (in [[Luzon]])
**[[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] (in [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]])
**[[English language|English]] (statewide)
**[[Filipino language|Filipino]] (statewide) (national)
**[[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] (in the [[Visayas]])
**[[Ilokano language|Ilokano]] (in [[Luzon]])
**[[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]] (in [[Luzon]])
**[[Kinaray-a language|Kinaray-a]] (in the [[Visayas]])
**[[Maranao language|Maranao]] (in [[Mindanao]])
**[[Maguindanao language|Maguindanao]] (in [[Mindanao]])
**[[Pangasinan language|Pangasinan]] (in [[Luzon]])
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]] (recognized in Constitution)
**[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (in [[Luzon]])
**[[Tausug language|Tausug]] (in [[Mindanao]])
**[[Waray-Waray language|Waray-Waray]] (in the [[Visayas]])

*'''{{POL}}'''
**[[Polish language|Polish]]
**[[Kashubian language|Kashubian]]
**[[German language|German]] (minority language in the Opole Voivodeship)

*'''{{PRT}}''' ([[Languages of Portugal]])
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
**[[Mirandese language|Mirandese]] (regional, in [[Miranda do Douro]])

== Q ==
*'''{{QAT}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

==R==
*'''{{ROU}}'''
**[[Romanian language|Romanian]]

*'''{{RUS}}''' ([[Languages of Russia]])
**[[Russian language|Russian]] (federal)
**[[Abaza language|Abaza]] (in the [[Karachay-Cherkessia|Karachay-Cherkess Republic]])
**[[Adyghe language|Adyghe]] (in the [[Adygea|Republic of Adygea]])
**[[Agul language|Agul]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Altay language|Altay]] (in the [[Altai Republic]])
**[[Avar language|Avar]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Bashkir language|Bashkir]] (in the [[Bashkortostan|Republic of Bashkortostan]])
**[[Buryat language|Buryat]] (in [[Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug]], [[Buryatia|Buryat Republic]], and [[Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Chechen language|Chechen]] (in the [[Chechnya|Chechen Republic]])
**[[Chukchi language|Chukchi]] (in [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Chuvash language|Chuvash]] (in the [[Chuvashia|Chuvash Republic]])
**[[Dargin language|Dargin]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Dolgan language|Dolgan]] (in [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Erzya language|Erzya]] (in the [[Mordovia|Republic of Mordovia]])
**[[Evenk language|Evenk]] (in [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Ingush language|Ingush]] (in the [[Ingushetia|Republic of Ingushetia]])
**[[Kabardian language|Kabardian]] (in the [[Kabardino-Balkaria|Kabardino-Balkar]] and [[Karachay-Cherkessia|Karachay-Cherkess Republic]]s)
**[[Kalmyk language|Kalmyk]] (in the [[Kalmykia|Republic of Kalmykia]])
**[[Karachay-Balkar language|Karachay-Balkar]] (in the [[Kabardino-Balkaria|Kabardino-Balkar]] and [[Karachay-Cherkessia|Karachay-Cherkess Republic]]s)
**[[Khakas language|Khakas]] (in the [[Khakassia|Republic of Khakassia]])
**[[Khanty language|Khanty]] (in [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Komi-Permyak language|Komi-Permyak]] (in [[Komi-Permyak Okrug]])
**[[Komi-Zyrian language|Komi-Zyrian]] (in the [[Komi Republic]])
**[[Koryak language|Koryak]] (in [[Koryak Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Kumyk language|Kumyk]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Lak language|Lak]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Lezgian language|Lezgian]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Mansi language|Mansi]] (in [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Mari language|Mari]] (in the [[Mari El|Mari El Republic]])
**[[Moksha language|Moksha]] (in the [[Mordovia|Republic of Mordovia]])
**[[Nogai language|Nogai]] (in the [[Karachay-Cherkessia|Karachay-Cherkess Republic]] and in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Nenets language|Nenets]] (in [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]])
**[[Ossetic language|Ossetic]] (in the [[North Ossetia-Alania|Republic of North Ossetia-Alania]])
**[[Sakha language|Sakha]] (in the [[Sakha Republic]])
**[[Tabasaran language|Tabasaran]] (in the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]])
**[[Tatar language|Tatar]] (in the [[Tatarstan|Republic of Tatarstan]])
**[[Tuvan language|Tuvin]] (in the [[Tuva|Tuva Republic]])
**[[Udmurt language|Udmurt]] (in the [[Udmurtia|Republic of Udmurtia]])
**[[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] (in the [[Jewish Autonomous Oblast]])

*'''{{RWA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Kinyarwanda language|Kinyarwanda]]

==S==
*'''{{KNA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{LCA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{WSM}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Samoan language|Samoan]] (national)

*'''{{SMR}}'''
**[[Italian language|Italian]]

*'''{{STP}}'''
**[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]

*'''{{SAU}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{SEN}}'''
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Jola language|Jola-Fogny]] ''(national)''
**[[Malinke language|Malinke]] ''(national)''
**[[Mandinka language|Mandinka]] ''(national)''
**[[Pulaar language|Pulaar]] ''(national)''
**[[Serer-Sine]] ''(national)''
**[[Wolof language|Wolof]] ''(national)''

*'''{{SRB}}'''
**[[Albanian language|Albanian]] ''(in [[Kosovo]] and some municipalities in southern Serbia)''
**[[Bosnian language|Bosniak]] ''(in municipalities of [[Sandzak]])''
**[[Croatian language|Croatian]] ''(in [[Vojvodina]])''
**[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''(in [[Vojvodina]])''
**[[Romanian language|Romanian]] ''(in [[Vojvodina]])''
**[[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]] ''(in [[Vojvodina]])''
**[[Serbian language|Serbian]] ''(statewide)''
**[[Slovak language|Slovak]] ''(in [[Vojvodina]])''

*'''{{SYC}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[French language|French]]
**[[Seychellois Creole]]

*'''{{SLE}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{SGP}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Malay language|Malay]] ''(national)''
**[[Chinese language|Chinese]] ''(written: [[Simplified Chinese]]; spoken: [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]])''
**[[Tamil language|Tamil]]

*'''{{SVK}}'''
**[[Slovak language|Slovak]]

*'''{{SVN}}'''
**[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''(minority language in [[Dobrovnik]], [[Hodoš]], and [[Lendava]])''
**[[Italian language|Italian]] ''(minority language in [[Izola]], [[Koper]], and [[Piran]])''
**[[Slovene language|Slovene]] ''(statewide)''

*'''{{SLB}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{SOM}}'''
**[[Somali language|Somali]]
**[[Italian language|Italian]]
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''(in [[Puntland]] and [[Somaliland]])''
**[[English language|English]] ''(in [[Somaliland]])''

*'''{{ZAF}}'''
**[[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Ndebele language|Ndebele]]
**[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]
**[[Sotho language|Sotho]]
**[[Swati language|Swazi]]
**[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]
**[[Tswana language|Tswana]]
**[[Venda language|Venda]]
**[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
**[[Zulu language|Zulu]]

*'''{{ESP}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''(statewide)''
**[[Catalan language|Catalan]] ''(in the [[Balearic Islands]], [[Catalonia]], and [[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencia]])''
**[[Galician language|Galician]] ''(in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]])''
**[[Basque language|Basque]] ''(in [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] and [[Navarre]])''
**[[Occitan]] ''(in [[Catalonia]])''

*'''{{LKA}}'''
**[[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]]
**[[Tamil language|Tamil]]

*'''{{SDN}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{SUR}}'''
**[[Dutch language|Dutch]]

*'''{{SWZ}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Swati language|Swazi]]

*'''{{SWE}}'''
**No official language statewide, [[Swedish language|Swedish]] is the ''de facto'' official language.
**[[Finnish language|Finnish]] ''(in [[Gällivare Municipality|Gällivare]], [[Haparanda Municipality|Haparanda]], [[Kiruna Municipality|Kiruna]], [[Pajala Municipality|Pajala]], [[Övertorneå Municipality|Övertorneå]], and the surrounding areas)'' ([[minority languages of Sweden|minority language]])
**[[Meänkieli]] (i''n [[Gällivare Municipality|Gällivare]], [[Haparanda Municipality|Haparanda]], [[Kiruna Municipality|Kiruna]], [[Pajala Municipality|Pajala]], [[Övertorneå Municipality|Övertorneå]], and the surrounding areas)'' ([[minority languages of Sweden|minority language]])
**[[Romani language|Romani]] ([[minority languages of Sweden|historical minority language]])
**[[Sami languages|Sami]] ''(in [[Arjeplog Municipality|Arjeplog]], [[Gällivare Municipality|Gällivare]], [[Jokkmokk Municipality|Jokkmokk]], [[Kiruna Municipality|Kiruna]], and the surrounding areas)'' ([[minority languages of Sweden|minority language]])
**[[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] ([[minority languages of Sweden|historical minority language]])

*'''{{CHE}}'''
**[[German language|German]] ''(in [[Aargau]], [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]], [[Appenzell Innerrhoden]], [[Basel-Landschaft]], [[Basel-Stadt]], [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]], [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]], [[Graubünden]], [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]], [[Nidwalden]], [[Obwalden]], [[Canton of St. Gallen|Saint Gallen]], [[Canton of Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]], [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]], [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]], [[Thurgau]], [[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Valais]], [[Canton of Zug|Zug]], and [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]])''
**[[French language|French]] ''(in [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]], [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]], [[Canton of Jura|Jura]], [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]], [[Valais]], and [[Vaud]])''
**[[Italian language|Italian]] ''(in [[Ticino]] and [[Graubünden]])''
**[[Romansh language|Romansh]] ''(in [[Graubünden]])''

*'''{{SYR}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

== T ==
*'''{{TWN}}''' <cite id=ROC> </cite>
**[[Chinese language|Chinese]] (written: [[Traditional Chinese]]; spoken: [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]] (national))

*'''{{TJK}}'''
**[[Tajik language|Tajik]]

*'''{{TZA}}'''
**[[Swahili language|Swahili]] (national)

*'''{{THA}}'''
**[[Thai language|Thai]]

*'''{{TGO}}'''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{TGA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Tongan language|Tongan]] ''(national)''

*'''{{TTO}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{TUN}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''(national)''
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{TUR}}'''
**[[Turkish language|Turkish]]

*'''{{TKM}}'''
**[[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]

*'''{{TUV}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Tuvaluan language|Tuvaluan]] ''(national)''

== U ==
*'''{{UGA}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Swahili language|Swahili]] ''(national)''

*'''{{UKR}}'''
**[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
**[[Russian language|Russian]] ''(regional in [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Luhansk Oblast|Luhansk]], [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]], [[Mykolaiv Oblast|Mykolaiv]], [[Odessa Oblast]]s, and the [[Crimea|Autonomous Republic of Crimea]])''
**[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ''(regional in parts of [[Zakarpattia Oblast]])''

*'''{{ARE}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

*'''{{UK}}'''
**[[English language|English]]<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookHomeInternal/139560/
|title=United Kingdom; Key Facts
|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat
|accessdate=[[2008-04-23]]}}</ref>, with the following specifications:
***[[English language|English]]'' (in [[Anguilla]], [[Bermuda]], the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]], the [[British Virgin Islands]], the [[Cayman Islands]], the [[Falkland Islands]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Guernsey]], [[Jersey]], [[Montserrat]], [[Northern Ireland]], the [[Pitcairn Islands]], [[Saint Helena]] and [[Turks and Caicos Islands]])''
***[[Cornish language|Cornish]]<ref>{{Citation
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2410383.stm
|title=Cornish gains official recognition
|date=[[November 6]], [[2002]]
|publisher=BBC News
|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> ''(in [[Cornwall]]) (minority language)''
***[[Dgèrnésiais]] ''(in [[Guernsey]])''
***[[French language|French]] ''(in [[Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]])''
***[[Irish language|Irish]] ''(in [[Northern Ireland]]) (regional language)''
***[[Jèrriais]] ''(in [[Jersey]])''
***[[Pitcairnese language|Pitcairnese]] ''(in the [[Pitcairn Islands]])''
***[[Scots language|Scots]] (in [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]]) ''(Regional language)''
***[[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] ''(in [[Scotland]])''
***[[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''(in [[Wales]])''

*'''{{USA}}'''
**No official language nationwide, [[English language|English]] is the ''de facto'' official language and the national language.
**[[English language|English]] ''(in [[Alabama]], [[Alaska]], [[American Samoa]], [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Connecticut]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Guam]], [[Hawaii]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Iowa]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Michigan]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Montana]], [[Nebraska]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[North Carolina]], [[North Dakota]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[South Carolina]], [[South Dakota]], [[Tennessee]], the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[Utah]], [[Virginia]], and [[Wyoming]])''
**[[Carolinian language|Carolinian]] ''(in the [[Northern Mariana Islands]])''
**[[Chamorro language|Chamorro]] ''(in [[Guam]] and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]])''
**[[French language|French]] ''(in [[Louisiana]])''
**[[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] ''(in [[Hawaii]])''
**[[Samoan language|Samoan]] ''(in [[American Samoa]])''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''(in [[Puerto Rico]])''

*'''{{URY}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{UZB}}'''
**[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]]

== V ==
*'''{{VUT}}'''
**[[Bislama language|Bislama]] ''(national)''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[French language|French]]

*'''{{VAT}}'''
**No official language; [[Italian language|Italian]] is the ''de facto'' official language.

*'''{{VEN}}'''
**[[Spanish language|Spanish]]

*'''{{VNM}}'''
**[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]

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*'''{{SADR}}''' ('''Western Sahara''')
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

== Y ==
*'''{{YEM}}'''
**[[Arabic language|Arabic]]

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== Z ==
*'''{{ZMB}}'''
**[[English language|English]]

*'''{{ZWE}}'''
**[[English language|English]]
**[[Shona language|Shona]]
**[[Ndebele language|Ndebele]]

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For the town in Taranaki, New Zealand, see Midhirst.
Midhurst
PopulationExpression error: "4,889 (2001)" must be numeric
OS grid referenceSU885214
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMidhurst
Postcode districtGU29
Dialling code01730
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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West Sussex

Midhurst is a market town and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, with a population of approximately 5000 people. The town is situated on the River Rother and is home to the magnificent ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House and the stately Victorian Cowdray Park. Country Life magazine rated Midhurst the second best town in England.

In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the parish covered 333 hectares and had 2,327 households with a total population of 4,889 of which 2,258 residents were economically active. In 1831 the population was 1,478; and 1,536 in 1841.

History

Formerly standing within the ground of Midhurst Castle, the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Denys was mentioned in 1291 and later in 1367 as standing, "in a place called Courtgene". The interior of the church has undergone much restoration and change and little evidence exists of its Medieval heritage. Consisting of chancel and nave flanked by aisles on both sides, the church was largely rebuilt in the Perpendicular style in 1422, towards the end of Henry V's reign.

In 1605 the owner of Cowdray House, Anthony-Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague, was briefly arrested in connection with the Gunpowder Plot. He was suspected as a plotter because he briefly employed Guy Fawkes as a footman and stayed away from Parliament on 5 November following a warning from Robert Catesby. He is buried in Midhurst Church.

It would appear that the castle was dismantled by the Bishop of Durham sometime between 1284 and 1311. The earlier owners being the de Bohun family who abandoned the castle in favour of Cowdray in 1280.

The town

Midhurst from the South

Each year the town hosts the "Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup" which is a major polo competition. This is held on the estate of Lord Cowdray, with the final played outside the ruins. Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family are often seen playing here. This same spot was the venue for a charity concert featuring Pink Floyd (minus Waters) in 1993.

Midhurst Deanery is a Deanery of the Church of England comprising 22 churches in the Rother valley between Midhurst and Petersfield.

Education

The main school is Midhurst Grammar School which was founded in 1672. The school's most famous alumnus is HG Wells. Although still called a Grammar School, it has been a modern comprehensive school for many years. It comprises a lower school containing years 9 to 11, and a separate sixth form college to which approximately 45% of students continue on. In its September 2007 report, the regulator, OFSTED rated the various aspects of the schooling, most satisfactory (3) several good(2). There is also a comprehensive middle school for pupils aged 10 to 13 at Midhurst Intermediate School. In its 2006 inspection OFSTED rated the school overall grade 2. OFSTED grades 1 Outstanding, 2Good, 3 Satisfactory, 4 Inadequate [1]

Midhurst constituency

Main article: Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)

The town was first represented in the Parliament of 1301 and was consistently represented from 1382 onwards. Initially the town had two Members of Parliament. The electors were the owners of certain properties, which were marked by "burgage stones", one of these stones remains and can be seen in a building next to the public library. In 1831 there were only 41 eligible voters and Midhurst was considered a rotten borough. In the Great Reform Act of 1832 Midhurst was reduced to one Member of Parliament and the constituency was expanded to include most of the surrounding villages. In 1883 Midhurst lost its status as a Borough and its right to elect a Member of Parliament.

At present Midhurst is part of the Chichester constituency and is represented in the House of Commons by Andrew Tyrie, Conservative.

Transport

Rail

See also: Midhurst Railways

Midhurst was linked by three lines, one from Pulborough in the 1866, one from Petersfield in 1855 and one from Chichester in 1881.

There were two stations, London Brighton and South Coast Railway's and the London and South Western Railway's. The last trains ran in 1964.

Road

The A272 runs through the town east and west.

The A286 road also runs through the town north and south.

Air

Midhurst is an hour's drive from Gatwick.

Emergency services

Midhurst is served by these emergency sevices:

References

  1. ^ Jones, Christine (14 September 2007). "Midhurst Grammar School - Inspection Report" (Adobe Acrobat). OFSTED. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links


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