| Furthermore, it is the de facto language of the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. |
| By the time of his death in March 1625, Charles and the Duke of Buckingham had already assumed de facto control of the kingdom. |
| Its position was formed through constitutional convention, making its status as de facto capital a part of the UK's unwritten constitution. |
| Although the United States currently has no official language, it is largely monolingual with English being the de facto national language. |
| In 1830, a revolution in the southern half of the country led to the de facto independence of the new state of Belgium. |
| But cooperation within the Committee of Public Prosperity, since April 1793 the de facto executive government, started to break down. |
