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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
English status Official language. Bible 1535-1989. 1989
Languages English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence 2008
Linguistic diversity index 0.912 2009 13th out of 200
Major language(s) English, 29 African languages belonging to the Mande, Kwa or Mel linguistic groups 2013

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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