Geographically where one of the following lang. are most prominent as mother tongues? (see details for choices

Question

French, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguse, English

Answer 1

Portuguese isn't spoken only in Portugal. It's also spoken in Brazil, which is a huge country, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, St. Tomé, East Timor and Macau. I agree that Spanish is widely spoken. So is Arabic, I guess, but it isn't spoken in all muslim countries (Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, etc.). English, better or worse, is a universal language nowadays, but probably not so much as a mother tongue, even though the US, Canada and Australia are big. As for French, it isn't that widely spoken, except for France, Belgium and a part of Switzerland plus some small countries in Africa and islands.

Answer 2

French - Countries where French is a national language:
Belgium, Benin, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu


Arabic - Arabic is either an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the following countries.
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen


Spanish -
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela and significant parts of the population in Andorra, Belize, Gibraltar and the United States


Hindi -
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Fiji, with significant minorities in the Philippines, Thailand, UK, USA, Canada, Dubai


Portuguese - one of the world's major languages, ranked sixth according to number of native speakers
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, European Union, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Chinese S.A.R. of Macau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe.


English - English is a language originating in England, and the first language for most people in Australia, Canada, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America . It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language throughout the world, especially in Commonwealth countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa, and in many international organizations.

Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca. English is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. A working knowledge of English is required in certain fields, professions, and occupations. As a result over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level.

Answer 3

geographically, Spanish is the main tongue of almost all of the Americas (North and South combined), from Mexico to Argentina/Chile. Add in Spain and select urban pockets of the US, and that's a pretty big chunk of real estate.