English Pronunciation /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/[1] Region Worldwide Native speakers 360–400 million (2006)[2] L2 speakers: 400 million; as a foreign language: 600–700 million[2] Language family Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English Early forms Old English Middle English Early Modern English Writing system Latin script (English alphabet) English Braille, Unified English Braille Signed forms Manually coded English (multiple systems) Official status Official language in 67 countries 27 non-sovereign entities Various organisations United Nations European Union Commonwealth of Nations Council of Europe ICC IMF IOC ISO NATO WTO NAFTA OAS OECD OIC OPEC GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development PIF UKUSA Agreement ASEAN ASEAN Economic Community SAARC CARICOM Turkic Council ECO Language codes ISO 639-1 en ISO 639-2 eng ISO 639-3 eng Glottolog stan1293[3] Linguasphere 52-ABA Countries of the world where English is a majority native language Countries where English is official but not a majority native language