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Malta
Maltese language
The Republic of Malta is a country belonging to Europe, whose capital is Valletta. It has a population of half a million inhabitants (171º) and an area of 316 km 2 (186º). Its human development index is very high (29th) and its official currency is the euro. But what language is spoken in Malta? What language do they speak in Malta? Malta has two official languages: Maltese , which is spoken by 97% of Maltese. English , spoken by 88% of the population. In addition to these, the Maltese speak Italian (66%) and French (17%). This polyglot situation makes Malta…
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Malaysia
Malaysia language
The Federation of Malaysia is a country belonging to Asia, and whose capital is Kuala Lumpur. It has a population of 32 million inhabitants (44th), and an area of 330,803 km 2 (66th). Its human development index is very high (57th) and its official currency is the ringgit (or Malaysian dollar). And what language is spoken in Malaysia? What language do they speak in Malaysia? Malaysia has only one official language, Malay. Furthermore, English is a recognized language. However, Malaysia is one of the most multilingual countries in the world, with 133 living languages (112 of them are indigenous). The…
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg language
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a European country whose capital is Luxembourg City. It has a population of about 600,000 inhabitants (164º) and an area of 2,586 km 2 (167º). It is part of the Benelux economic union (BE lgium, NE derlands and LUX emburgo). Its human development index is very high (21st) and its official currency is the euro. And what language is spoken in Luxembourg? What language do they speak in Luxembourg? According to its constitution, Luxembourg has no official languages, although it does mention French and German as administrative languages and Luxembourgish as the national language:…
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Lithuania
Lithuanian language
The Republic of Lithuania is a country in Europe that belongs to the Baltic Region (together with Latvia and Estonia), and whose capital is Vilnius. It has a population of 2.8 million inhabitants (138º) and an area of 65,300 km 2 (121º). Its human development index is very high (35º) and its official currency is the euro. But what language is spoken in Lithuania? What language do they speak in Lithuania? Lithuania has one official language, Lithuanian. Due to the Soviet occupation until 1991, a large part of the Lithuanian population speaks Russian, especially people over 35 years of age.…
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Ireland
Ireland language
The Republic of Ireland is a country belonging to Europe, whose capital is Dublin. It has a population of 5 million inhabitants (123º) and an extension of 70,273 km 2 (118º). Its human development index is very high (it is the 4th highest in the world) and its official currency is the euro. And what language is spoken in Ireland? What language do they speak in Ireland? Ireland has two official languages: English , spoken by 99% of the population. Irish , which is also the national language, is only spoken by 36% of the population. The most common immigrant…
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Iran
Iran language
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country that belongs to the Middle East, in Asia, whose capital is Tehran. It has a population of more than 82 million inhabitants (18th) and an area of 1,648,195 km2 (17th). Its human development index is high (60º) and its official currency is the Iranian rial. But what language is spoken in Iran? What language do they speak in Iran? Iran has one official language, Persian. Likewise, Arabic is recognized as the language of Islam, having a formal status as the language of religion. And due to the ethnic plurality of Iran, the…
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England
England language
England is a nation, of the United Kingdom, which belongs to Europe and whose capital is London. It has a population of 56 million inhabitants and an area of 130,395 km 2. Its human development index is very high (21st) and its official currency is the pound sterling. But what language is spoken in England? What language do they speak in England? England has no official language. English is the de facto national language. In addition to English, there are two other languages native to England: Cornish and Welsh. Cornish was no longer spoken in the 18th century, but is…
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Indonesia
Indonesian language
The Republic of Indonesia is a country belonging to Asia, whose capital is Jakarta. It has a population of 260 million inhabitants (4th) and an area of 1,904,569 km 2 (14th). Its human development index is medium (116th) and its official currency is the Indonesian rupiah. And what language do they speak in Indonesia? What language do they speak in indonesia? Indonesia has only one official language, Indonesian. But, despite having only one official language, the linguistic variety of Indonesia is one of the largest in the world, being the second country on the planet with the highest number of…
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Hungary
Language of Hungary
Hungary is a country that belongs to Europe, whose capital is Budapest. Its population is almost 10 million inhabitants (92º) and its extension is 93,030 km 2 (108º). Its human development index is very high (45º) and its official currency is the Hungarian forint. But what language is spoken in Hungary? What language do they speak in Hungary? Hungary has one official language, Hungarian. Furthermore, as Hungary has signed the European Charter for Minority or Regional Languages, the government provides special protection to its minority languages, which are: German (18,600 native speakers), Armenian (440), Boyash, Bulgarian (2,900), Croatian (13,700), Slovak…
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong language
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, belongs to Asia, and does not have a defined capital (as does, for example, the other special administrative region, Macao). It has a population of 7.5 million inhabitants (102º) and an area of 1,108 km 2 (168º). Its human development index is very high (7th) and its official currency is the Hong Kong dollar. And what language is spoken in Hong Kong? What language do they speak in Hong Kong? Hong Kong has two official languages: Chinese (no dialect specified) and English. The government’s policy is to have a civil service…
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