The following is a list of sovereign states that have Malay as an official language.
Country | Region | Population 1 | Primary Language?
If Not, What Is It? |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brunei | Asia | 417,200 [1] | Yes | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 596 [2] | Yes (along with English) | Cocos Malay and English are the official languages. Cocos Malay is a dialect of Malay with some different features. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory |
Indonesia | Asia | 237,424,363 [3] | Yes (as an Indonesian language) | |
Malaysia | Asia | 30,018,242 [4] | Yes | |
Singapore | Asia | 5,469,700 [5] | Yes (along with English, Mandarin & Tamil) |