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Over 2 billion people speak English as a first or second language, which means one out of 4 people can speak English! It makes English the largest language by the number of speakers, and the third largest language by the number of native speakers. With 300 million native speakers, the United States of America is the largest English-speaking country. And by the way, the US doesn’t have an official language. Additionally, there are 60 million native speakers in the United Kingdom, 29 million in Canada, 25.1 million in Australia, 4.7 million in the Republic of Ireland, and 4.9 million in New Zealand.It is an official language of 67 countries as well as 27 non-sovereign entities such as Hong Kong or Puerto Rico. From the website: https://englishwithnab.com/25-facts-about-the-english-language/
According to the text, which position English as a language holds among the most spoken languages of the world?
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Fundamento decisivo: O elemento decisivo é o trecho "It makes English the largest language by the number of speakers", que fixa o inglês na 1ª posição pelo total de falantes.
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