| Everyone knows that Italian is spoken in Italy. Many | | | | Venezuela, Brazil, Germany, France, Belgium, United |
| people learn Italian, insinuating it's a popular enough | | | | Kingdom, Luxembourg and Monaco that all speak |
| language that must be spoken in more than just Italy. | | | | Italian. Other countries that people are known to speak |
| Otherwise, why would so many people want to speak | | | | Italian in are Libya, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and |
| Italian if just one country spoke it? Right? So, where is | | | | Greece. |
| Italian spoken? In some countries is has been declared | | | | Where is Italian spoken right around the country of |
| a national language, but many other courtiers have a | | | | Italy? |
| strong presence of Italian speakers, making it useful to | | | | Some African nations have given official status to the |
| know the language. | | | | Italian language, as they were once colonies of Italy, |
| A "national language" usually refers to a language that | | | | but hardly anyone speaks Italian in these countries. |
| has government recognition for being the country's | | | | Italian never spread in Africa mostly due to the colonial |
| official language. Some countries do declare more than | | | | period being too brief to have any real impact on the |
| one language to be the official language. Italian is the | | | | African culture. This is similar to how few Vietnamese |
| official language of | | | | speak French even though Vietnam is a colony of |
| Italy | | | | France. |
| Switzerland | | | | Italian is spoken in the southern region of Switzerland, |
| San Marino | | | | along the Italian border. Many Swiss learn Italian as a |
| Vatican City | | | | second language, but also be aware that there are |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | | | | many places in Switzerland where Albanian is more |
| Croatia (Istria County) | | | | widely understood than Italian since many people |
| Slovenia (Istria) | | | | emigrated from Albania. |
| This doesn't mean Italian is the only language allowed in | | | | As you can see, there a many other places besides |
| these countries. It just means the government sees | | | | Italy where people speak Italian. This goes to show |
| Italian as a widely spoken language and should be | | | | how truly global the world is becoming. National |
| recognized for it. | | | | languages could be a thing of past since some |
| Where is Italian spoken besides where it is declared | | | | countries are so diverse that they haven't even |
| the official language? | | | | declared one. One could even say asking where is |
| There are noticeable immigrant communities | | | | Italian spoken today is a mute point because Italian |
| (sometimes called 'little Italy') and descendants in | | | | speakers are virtually everywhere thanks to easily |
| Canada, United States, Argentina, Australia, Uruguay, | | | | attainable overseas travel and the internet. |