Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
People's Republic of China

Shows the five autonomous regions within China (in orange) and surrounding countries.



The following chart lists all languages spoken by more than 1% of the population of each country. Percentages are of native speakers, not the total number of people who can speak the language. (Remember: people can have more than one native language. That's why the percentages often add up to over 100%).

Country Official Language(s) Native Name Other Languages Spoken
China Chinese (Mandarin dialect) (70%) Zhongguo Other dialects of Chinese: Wu (8%), Cantonese (Yue) (5%), Hunan (Xiang) (5%), Hakka (3%), Southern Min (3%), Gan (Jiangxi) (2%), Northern Min (1%); Other languages: Zhuang (including all dialects) (1%)
Japan Japanese (99%) Nihon or Nippon
Mongolia Mongolian (Khalkha dialect) (90%) Mongol Other dialects of Mongolian: Kalmyk-Oirat (8%), Buriat (3%); Other languages: Khazakh (4%), Tuvin (1%), Mandarin (1%)
North Korea Korean (99%) Choson
South Korea Korean (99%) Tehan Minguk
Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin dialect) (20%) Taiwan Other dialects of Chinese: Southern Min (67%), Hakka (11%)


Autonomous Regions of China
This chart shows the most commonly spoken language of each of the autonomous regions in China. The names of the regions are given in that language and in Mandarin Chinese.

Region Principal Language Native Name Chinese Name
Guangxi Zhuang Zhuang ? Guangxi
Inner Mongolia Mongolian Obor Mongol Neimengu
Ningxia Chinese Ningxia Ningxia
Tibet Tibetan Pho-Yul Xizang
Xinjiang Uighur Shinjang Xinjiang