Compiled by Johannes Tan
One who doesn't know the topography of mountains and forests
cannot maneuver the army.
One who doesn't employ native guides
will not secure the advantages of terrain.
-SUN TZU, The Art of War
| Country | National Languages | Country | National Languages | |
| Afghanistan | PASHTU, DARI | Maldives | DHIVEHI | |
| Bahrain | ARABIC | Mongolia | MONGOLIAN | |
| Bangla Desh | BANGLA*, ENGLISH | Myanmar | BURMESE | |
| Bhutan | DZONGKHA | Nepal | NEPALI*, NEWARI, BHUTIA, MAITHALI | |
| Brunei | MALAY*, ENGLISH, CHINESE | Oman | ARABIC*, ENGLISH | |
| Cambodia | KHMER*, FRENCH | Pakistan | URDU*, ENGLISH*, PUNJABI, SINDHI, PASHTU, BALUCHI | |
| China | CHINESE, MANDARIN | Philippines | TAGALOG*, ENGLISH, ILOKANO, CEBUANO | |
| Hong Kong | CANTONESE | Qatar | ARABIC*, ENGLISH | |
| India | HINDI*, ENGLISH*, BENGALI, GUJARATI, KASHMIRI, MALAYALAM, MARATHI, ORIYA, PUNJABI, TAMIL, TELUGU, URDU, KANNADA, ASSAMESE | Saudi Arabia | ARABIC | |
| Indonesia | INDONESIAN | Singapore | ENGLISH, MANDARIN, MALAY, TAMIL | |
| Iran | FARSI*, KURDISH, ARABIC | Sri Lanka | SINHALA, TAMIL, ENGLISH | |
| Iraq | ARABIC*, KURDISH | Syria | ARABIC | |
| Israel | HEBREW, ARABIC, ENGLISH | Taiwan | MANDARIN | |
| Japan | JAPANESE | Tajikistan | TAJIK | |
| Jordan | ARABIC*, ENGLISH | Thailand | THAI*, ENGLISH, CHINESE | |
| Kazakhstan | KAZAKH*, RUSSIAN | Turkey | TURKISH | |
| Korea | KOREAN | Turkmenistan | TURKMEN*, RUSSIAN, UZBEK | |
| Kuwait | ARABIC*, ENGLISH | U.A.E. | ARABIC, FARSI | |
| Kyrgyzstan | KYRGYZ*, RUSSIAN | Uzbekistan | UZBEK*, RUSSIAN | |
| Laos | LAOTIAN*, FRENCH, ENGLISH | Vietnam | VIETNAMESE*, FRENCH, ENGLISH, KHMER, CHINESE | |
| Lebanon | ARABIC*, FRENCH, ENGLISH | Yemen | ARABIC |
(*) Designated as the Official Language(s) in bilingual or multi-lingual countries.
This list is exclusively compiled to aid Translation Agencies and Globalization Strategists,
not to ignite civil wars or bar-room brawls.