DescriptionLegal status of German in the world.svg
English:
German is (co-)official language (de jure or de facto) and first language of the majority of the population
German is co-official language, but not the first language of the majority of the population
Squares: German (or a variety of German) is a legally recognized minority language; Solid: Statutory national or cultural language
German (or a variety of German) is spoken by a sizable minority (>50,000), but has no legal recognition
Deutsch:
Deutsch ist (ko-)offizielle Amtssprache (de jure oder de facto) und Muttersprache der Bevölkerungsmehrheit
Deutsch ist ko-offizielle Amtssprache, doch nicht Muttersprache der Bevölkerungsmehrheit
Quadrate: Deutsch (oder eine Varietät des Deutschen) ist eine rechtlich anerkannte Minderheitensprache; Ausgefüllt: National- oder Kultursprache per Gesetz
Deutsch (oder eine Varietät des Deutschen) wird von einer nennenswerten Minderheit gesprochen (>50.000), hat jedoch keinen rechtlichen Status
Français :
L'allemand est la langue (co-)officielle (de jure ou de facto) et la langue maternelle de la majorité de la population
L'allemand est une langue co-officielle, mais n'est pas la langue maternelle de la majorité de la population
Carrés : L'allemand (ou une varieté d'allemand) est reconnu légalement comme minorité linguistique ; Aplats : Langue nationale ou culturelle par la loi
Dialecte allemand parlé par une minorité appréciable (>50 000), mais sans statut officiel
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Adding in .SVG the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, which since 2012, has the Riograndenser Hunsrückisch German officially as an integral part of the historical and cultural heritage of this state. [http://web.archive.org/web/20190330024221/http://www.al.rs.gov.br/legis/M010/M0100099.ASP?Hid_Tipo=TEXTO&Hid_TodasNormas=58094&hTexto=&Hid_IDNorma=58094 Lei N.º 14.061, de 23 de julho de 2012]
I added a square in northern Costa Rica, because there is one of the most important and biggest German speakers communities in Central America and the Caribbean. Also the German is one of the most used foreign languages in the country.