55 Countries Use English as Their Official Language.

English is spoken as an official language in 55 countries around the world, outside of North America.  Here is the breakdown:

                                      Asia:  8 countries.                  

Sri Lanka,

 Malaysia,

 Israel

 Brunei

 Singapore

 Philippines

 Pakistan

 India

                               Africa:  23 countries.

Zimbabwe

 Zambia

 Uganda

 Tanzania

 Swaziland

 Sudan

 South Sudan

 South Africa

 Somaliland

 Sierra Leone

 Seychelles

 Rwanda

 Nigeria

 Namibia

 Mauritius

 Malawi

 Liberia

 Lesotho

 Kenya

 Ghana

 Gambia

 Eritrea

 Cameroon

 Botswana

                                            Caribbean: 10 countries.

 Trinidad and Tobago

  Saint Vincent

  Saint Lucia

  Saint Kitts and Nevis

  Jamaica

  Grenada

  Dominica

  Belize

  Barbados

  Bahamas

  Antigua and Barbuda  

                                                 Oceania:  16 countries.

Australia

  Tuvalu

  Tonga

  Solomons

  Samoa

  Papua

  Palau

  Niue

  New Zealand

  Nauru

  Marshalls

  Kiribati

  Fiji

  Cook Islands

                                             Europe:  2 countries.

United Kingdom

 Ireland

                                        South America:  1 country.

Guyana


And . . . 
There are an additional 27 territories and colonies where English is also considered the official language for government and business.  

You can truly travel the world and be understood everywhere, if you speak English!