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Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
| AkrotiriAkrotiri | Greek |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
| American SamoaAmerican Samoa | Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%; note: most people are bilingual |
| AndorraAndorra | Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese |
| AngolaAngola | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
| AnguillaAnguilla | English (official) |
| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | English (official), local dialects |
| ArgentinaArgentina | Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% |
| ArubaAruba | Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% |
| AustraliaAustralia | English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
| AustriaAustria | German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% |
| BahrainBahrain | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
| BangladeshBangladesh | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
| BarbadosBarbados | English |
| BelarusBelarus | Belarusian, Russian, other |
| BelgiumBelgium | Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) |
| BelizeBelize | Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% |
| BeninBenin | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) |
| BermudaBermuda | English (official), Portuguese |
| BhutanBhutan | Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
| BoliviaBolivia | Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
| BotswanaBotswana | Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% |
| BrazilBrazil | Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages |
| British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | English (official) |
| BruneiBrunei | Malay (official), English, Chinese |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
| BurmaBurma | Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages |
| BurundiBurundi | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) |
| CambodiaCambodia | Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
| CameroonCameroon | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| CanadaCanada | English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | English 95%, Spanish 3.2%, other 1.8% |
| Central African RepublicCentral Africa | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages |
| ChadChad | French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
| ChileChile | Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English |
| ChinaChina | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) |
| Christmas IslandXmas Island | English (official), Chinese, Malay |
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
| ColombiaColombia | Spanish |
| ComorosComoros | Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
| Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) |
| Cook IslandsCook Islands | English (official), Maori |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | Spanish (official), English |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken |
| CroatiaCroatia | Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) |
| CubaCuba | Spanish |
| CyprusCyprus | Greek, Turkish, English |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| DenmarkDenmark | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note: English is the predominant second language |
| DhekeliaDhekelia | Greek |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
| DominicaDominica | English (official), French patois |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | Spanish |
| East TimorEast Timor | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English; note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
| EcuadorEcuador | Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
| EgyptEgypt | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) |
| EritreaEritrea | Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
| EstoniaEstonia | Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) |
| European UnionEuropean Union | Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | English |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
| FijiFiji | English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani |
| FinlandFinland | Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) |
| FranceFrance | French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) |
| French GuianaFrench Guiana | French |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% |
| GabonGabon | French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%; note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia |
| GermanyGermany | German |
| GhanaGhana | Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) |
| GibraltarGibraltar | English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| GreeceGreece | Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) |
| GreenlandGreenland | Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| GrenadaGrenada | English (official), French patois |
| GuadeloupeGuadeloupe | French (official) 99%, Creole patois |
| GuamGuam | English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5% |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
| GuernseyGuernsey | French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| GuineaGuinea | French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
| GuyanaGuyana | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu |
| HaitiHaiti | French (official), Creole (official) |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | Latin, French, various other languages |
| HondurasHonduras | Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Cantonese 90.8% (official), English 2.8% (official), Putonghua (Mandarin) 0.9%, other Chinese dialects 4.4%, other 1.1% |
| HungaryHungary | Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% |
| IcelandIceland | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
| IndiaIndia | Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%; note: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese) |
| IranIran | Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
| IraqIraq | Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Armenian |
| IrelandIreland | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
| IsraelIsrael | Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
| ItalyItaly | Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) |
| JamaicaJamaica | English, English patois |
| JapanJapan | Japanese |
| JerseyJersey | English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% |
| JordanJordan | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% |
| KenyaKenya | English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages |
| KiribatiKiribati | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
| KuwaitKuwait | Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% |
| LaosLaos | Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages |
| LatviaLatvia | Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% |
| LebanonLebanon | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
| LesothoLesotho | Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
| LiberiaLiberia | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
| LibyaLibya | Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | German (official), Alemannic dialect |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) |
| MacauMacau | Cantonese 85.7%, Hokkien 4%, Mandarin 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 2.7%, English 1.5%, Tagalog 1.3%, other 1.6% |
| MadagascarMadagascar | English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official) |
| MalawiMalawi | Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan |
| MaldivesMaldives | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials |
| MaliMali | French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| MaltaMalta | Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8%; note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
| MartiniqueMartinique | French, Creole patois |
| MauritaniaMauritania | Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya |
| MauritiusMauritius | Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% |
| MayotteMayotte | Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population |
| MexicoMexico | Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages |
| MoldovaMoldova | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| MonacoMonaco | French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque |
| MongoliaMongolia | Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian |
| MontserratMontserrat | English |
| MoroccoMorocco | Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy |
| MozambiqueMozambique | Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% |
| NamibiaNamibia | English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) |
| NauruNauru | Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes |
| NepalNepal | Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5%; note: many in government and business also speak English |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Dutch (official), Frisian (official) |
| Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% |
| NigerNiger | French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
| NigeriaNigeria | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| NiueNiue | Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
| Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Korean |
| Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana | Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% |
| NorwayNorway | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities |
| OmanOman | Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects |
| PakistanPakistan | Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% |
| PalauPalau | Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% |
| PanamaPanama | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region; note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) |
| ParaguayParaguay | Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
| PeruPeru | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan |
| Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn | English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) |
| PolandPoland | Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% |
| PortugalPortugal | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | Spanish, English |
| QatarQatar | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language |
| ReunionReunion | French (official), Creole widely used |
| RomaniaRomania | Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% |
| RussiaRussia | Russian, many minority languages |
| RwandaRwanda | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy | French (primary), English |
| Saint HelenaSaint Helena | English |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | English |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | English (official), French patois |
| Saint MartinSaint Martin | French (official language), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles) |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | French (official) |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | English, French patois |
| SamoaSamoa | Samoan (Polynesian), English |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Italian |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | Portuguese (official) |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Arabic |
| SenegalSenegal | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9%; note: Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Croatian all official in Vojvodina |
| SeychellesSeychelles | Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
| SingaporeSingapore | Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages |
| SomaliaSomalia | Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
| SpainSpain | Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%; note: English is commonly used in government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population |
| SudanSudan | Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages; note: program of "Arabization" in process |
| SurinameSuriname | Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| SvalbardSvalbard | Russian |
| SwazilandSwaziland | English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official) |
| SwedenSweden | Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8%; note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages |
| SyriaSyria | Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood |
| TaiwanTaiwan | Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
| TanzaniaTanzania | Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages; note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages |
| ThailandThailand | Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
| The GambiaThe Gambia | English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
| TogoTogo | French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) |
| TokelauTokelau | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
| TongaTonga | Tongan, English |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese |
| TunisiaTunisia | Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
| TurkeyTurkey | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian; note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | English (official) |
| TuvaluTuvalu | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
| UgandaUganda | English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
| UkraineUkraine | Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
| United StatesUnited States | English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii |
| UruguayUruguay | Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
| VanuatuVanuatu | local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
| VietnamVietnam | Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% |
| Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% |
| West BankWest Bank | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
| YemenYemen | Arabic |
| ZambiaZambia | English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
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Agriculture
Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.
TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more
Background
What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.
TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more
Conflict
TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more
Cost of living
TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more
Crime
No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.
TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more
Culture
TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more
Disasters
The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...
TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more
Economy
This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.
TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more
Education
Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.
TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more
Energy
How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.
TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more
Environment
How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.
TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more
Geography
All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.
TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more
Government
This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.
TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more
Health
Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.
TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more
Industry
Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.
TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more
Labor
You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.
TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more
Language
What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..
TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more
Lifestyle
Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.
TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more
Media
Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.
TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more
Military
Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.
TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more
People
Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.
TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more
Religion
Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.
TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more
Sports
Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.
TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more
Terrorism
This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.
TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more
Transport
Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.
TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more
Travel
TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more
Weather
TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more
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