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Switzerland
Swiss languages
The Swiss Conference is a European country that does NOT belong to the European Union or the European Economic Area, since it has always remained neutral and isolationist. However, it does belong to the Schengen Treaty. Its capital often leads to confusion, since it is not Zurich as many people think, but Bern. It has 8.5 million inhabitants (98th position) and an area of 41,277 km 2 (135th). Its official currency is the Swiss franc. The Swiss Human Development Index is the second highest in the world, behind only Norway. In addition, it is the fourth richest country in the…
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Sweden
Sweden language
The Kingdom of Sweden is a country belonging to Europe, whose capital is Stockholm. It has a population of 10 million inhabitants (90º) and an area of 450,295 km 2 (55º). Its human development index is very high (7th) and its official currency is the Swedish crown. But what language is spoken in Sweden? What language do they speak in Sweden? Sweden has had an official language, Swedish, since July 1, 2009. Also, since 1999 the country recognizes 5 minority languages: Finnish (201,000 speakers), Meänkieli (30,000), Sami (5,000), Romani (11,650) and Yiddish (750). This allows the linguistic communities, of said…
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South Africa
South African language
The Republic of South Africa is a country belonging to Africa, whose capitals are Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (executive) and Bloemfontein (judicial). It has a population of 58 million inhabitants (24th) and an area of 1,221,037 km 2 (24th). Its human development index is medium (113º) and its official currency is the South African rand. And what language is spoken in South Africa? What language do they speak in South Africa? South Africa is one of the countries with the most official languages, up to 11 languages (2 of European origin and 9 autochthonous). The percentages as first language are:…
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan language
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country in Southeast Asia, whose capital is Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (although the largest city is Colombo). It has a population of about 22 million inhabitants (57º) and an area of 65,610 km 2 (120º). Its human development index is high (76th) and its official currency is the Sri Lanka Rupee. And what language is spoken in Sri Lanka? What language do they speak in Sri Lanka? Sri Lanka has two official languages: Sinhala, spoken by 75.4% of its inhabitants. Tamil, spoken by 16.2% of the population. Likewise, the Sri Lankan constitution…
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Syria
Syria language
The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in the Middle East, belonging to Asia, whose capital is Damascus. It has a population of 17 million people, which places it 54th in the world ranking. Regarding its extension, its position is 87th, with 185,180 km 2. Its human development index is low (ranked 149th) and its official currency is the Syrian pound. It is currently in a civil war. And what language is spoken in Syria? What language do they speak in Syria? Syria has only one official language, Arabic. Various dialects of this language are used throughout the country, with…
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Singapore
Singapore language
The Republic of Singapore is a country that belongs to Asia, and its capital is the City of Singapore. It has a population of 5.6 million inhabitants (113º) with only an extension of 722.5 km 2 (176º). This makes it the third densest country in the world, behind only Macau and Monaco. Its human development index is very high (9th) and its official currency is the Singapore dollar. But what language is spoken in Singapore? What language do they speak in Singapore? Singapore has 4 official languages: English , spoken by 36.9% of Singaporeans at home. Mandarin Chinese, which is…
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Pakistan
Pakistan language
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country belonging to Asia, whose capital is Islamabad. It has a population of 213 million inhabitants (5th), and an area of 881,913 km 2 (33rd). Its human development index is medium and its official currency is the Pakistani rupee. But what language is spoken in Pakistan? What language do they speak in Pakistan? Pakistan has two official languages: English , used mainly for official purposes. Urdu, the country ‘s lingua franca and the national language. In Pakistan there are 5 languages with more than 10 million mother tongue speakers: Punjabi (44%), Pashto (15.5%),…
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Seychelles
Seychellois language
The Republic of Seychelles is a group of 115 islands located in East Africa, whose capital is Victoria. It has a population of almost 100,000 inhabitants (195º) and an area of 459 km 2 (181º). Its human development index is high (62nd) and its official currency is the Seychelles rupee. But what language is spoken in the Seychelles? What language do they speak in Seychelles? The Seychelles Islands have 3 official languages: Seychellois Creole, spoken by 87.8% of the population. French , which is spoken by 54.7% of its inhabitants. English , spoken by 37.9% of Seychellois. The Seychellois Creole…
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Nicaragua
Nicaraguan language
The Republic of Nicaragua is a country belonging to Central America, whose capital is Managua. It has a population of more than 6 million inhabitants (101st) and an area of 130,375 km 2 (96th). Its human development index is medium (124º) and its official currency is the Nicaraguan córdoba. But what language is spoken in Nicaragua? What language do they speak in Nicaragua? Nicaragua has an official language, Spanish. However, indigenous languages such as Nicaraguan Creole English (18,400 native speakers), Miskito (114,000), Sumo (?), Garífuna (0) and Rama (740) are also recognized. Most Miskito speakers also speak Spanish. During the…
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Cuba
Cuban language
The Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean, in Central America, whose capital and most populous city is Havana. It has a population of 11 million inhabitants (82º) and an extension of 109,884 km 2 (104º). Its human development index is high (73rd) and its official currencies are the Cuban peso and the Cuban convertible peso. But what language is spoken in Cuba? What language do they speak in Cuba? Cuba has an official language, Spanish. Cuba is a fairly homogeneous country in terms of languages. Virtually the entire population speaks Spanish. The second most widely spoken…
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