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Distribution of the Germanic languages in Europe:<br />
'''West Germanic languages'''
{{legend|#008000|[[German language|German]]}}
{{legend|#ADFF2F|[[Low German]]}}
{{legend|#FFF435|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]}}
{{legend|#E2BD00|[[Frisian languages|Frisian]]}}
{{legend|#ffa500|[[English language|English]]}}
(contracted; show full)**[[Danish people|Danes]] (6 million)
**[[Norwegians]] (4.7 million)
**[[Icelandic language|Icelanders]] (0.3 million)
**[[Faroese language|Faroese]] (0.07 million)
**[[Åland]]ers (0.03 million)
**[[Swedish-speaking Finns|Finland-Swedes]]  (0.3 million)

==
=Countries==⏎
Independent European countries whose population are predominantly native speakers of a Germanic language:
*{{flag|Austria}}
*{{flag|Belgium}} (partially)
*{{flag|Denmark}}
*{{flag|Germany}}
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}
*{{flag|Netherlands}}
*{{flag|Norway}}
*{{flag|Sweden}}
*{{flag|Iceland}}
*{{flag|Ireland}}
*{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
*{{flag|Luxembourg}} (partially)
*{{flag|Switzerland}} (partially)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan=1|Countries without officially recognised minority
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan=1|Countries with an officially recognised non-Germanic minority
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" |Countries with a Germanic minority
|-
|align="left" valign="top""|
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
** {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands]]
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
* {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}} [[Liechtenstein]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
|align="left" valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
** 29,000 [[Burgenland Croatian]]s
** 5,000 [[Hungarian people|Hungarians in Burgenland]]
** 5,000 [[Carinthian Slovenes]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
** {{flagicon|Wallonia}} 3.4 millions [[Wallonia|Walloons]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
** 60,000 [[Sorbian languages|Sorbs]]
* {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
** {{flagicon|Sápmi}} 100,000 [[Sami people]]
** 8,000 [[Kven language|Kven]] speakers
** N/A [[Romani language|Romani]] speakers
** 150 [[Scandoromani language|Tavringer Romani]] speakers
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
** 470,000 [[Finnish language|Finnish]] speakers
** {{flagicon|Sápmi}} 25,000 [[Sami people]]
** 40,000 [[Meänkieli]] speakers
** 9,500 [[Romani language|Romani]] speakers
** 2,000 [[Yiddish]] speakers
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
** 1.5 million [[French Swiss]]
** 500,000 [[Italian Swiss]]
** 36,600 [[Romansh language]]
| align="left" valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
** {{flagicon|Swedish-speaking Finns}} 275,000 [[Swedish-speaking Finns]]
** {{flagicon|Åland}} 27,000 [[Swedish ethnic group|Åland Swedes]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
** {{flagicon|Alsace|traditional}} 1 million [[Alsatian language|Alsatians]]
** {{flagicon|Flanders}} 380,000 [[Westhoek (region)|Flemings]]
** 330,000 [[German Lorraine|German Mosellans]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
** 480,000 [[Austrians|South Tyrolians]]
** 2,000 [[Cimbrian language|Cimbrian dialect speakers]]
** 500 [[Walser|Walser dialect speakers]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
** {{flagicon|Silesia}} 152,900 [[German minority in Poland]]
|}=

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==West Germanic==

===German===
{{main|German language in Europe}}
[[German language|German]] is the sole official language in [[Germany]], [[Austria]], and [[Liechtenstein]], and is a co-official language in [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], and the [[European Union]]. Several other countries, including [[Denmark]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], and [[Poland]], have German as a national minority language.

(contracted; show full)==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Regions of the world}}
{{Germanic peoples}}

[[Category:Germanic languages]]
[[Category:Linguistic regions of Europe]]