In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 50 (e) 75

(See list of countries where English is an official language) Although the United States federal government has no official languages, English has been given official status by 32 of the 50 US States governments. (c) is the answer.

English has official or special status in at least 75 countries (with a combined population of two billion people).