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how many countries have german as an official langauge?
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there are six countries where german is an official language. these are: 

1. germany
2. austria
3. switzerland
4. liechtenstein
5. belgium (in the german-speaking community of belgium)
6. luxembourg (as one of three official languages, alongside french and luxembourgish)
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