List of territorial entities where Malay is an official language

The following is a list of sovereign states that have Malay as an official language.

Malay Linguasphere.
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Singapore and Brunei, where Standard Malay is an official language
  East Timor, where Indonesian is a working language
  Southern Thailand and the Cocos Isl., where other varieties of Malay are spoken

Sovereign states
Countries where Malay is a de jure official language
Country Region Population1 Primary Language?

If Not, What Is It?
 Indonesia Asia 237,424,363[1] Yes
 Malaysia Asia 30,018,242[2] Yes
 Singapore Asia 5,469,700[3] No. Chinese
 Brunei Asia 417,200[4] Yes

References
  1. "Population Projection by Province, 2010–2035". Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. "Malaysia Population Clock". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "Statistics Singapore - Latest Data - Population (Mid-Year Estimates)". Statistics Singapore. June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. "National Statistics". depd.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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