* Germany: This is the most obvious one, with about 78 million people speaking German as their native language.
* Austria: With about 8.9 million German speakers.
* Switzerland: While Switzerland has four official languages (German, French, Italian, and Romansh), German is spoken by the majority of the population (about 63%).
* Liechtenstein: A small principality, Liechtenstein has German as its official language, spoken by almost its entire population.
* Luxembourg: While Luxembourgish is the official language, German is also widely spoken and understood.
It's worth noting that German is also spoken as a minority language in many other countries, including:
* Belgium
* Italy
* France
* Czech Republic
* Poland
* Hungary
* Romania
* Namibia
* Brazil
* United States
Let me know if you'd like more details on German in any of these countries.