English-speaking population > As an additional language
5,100,000
1,500,000
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 36th.
English-speaking population > Total
5,100,000
59,600,000
DEFINITION:
English-speaking population includes both native speakers and second language speakers of English. A first language, native language, arterial language, mother tongue, or L1 in linguistics, is the first language that a person learned. In terms of that view, the person is defined as a native speaker of the first language. A second language (L2) is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue (L1).
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
Ranked 21st.
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Belgium
French speakers
4,000,000
14,000
SOURCE:
Ethnologue
Ranked 3rd. 285 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 16th.
French status
The eastern subdialect of Walloon is considered to be more difficult to understand within Belgium . The following municipalities have minority rights for Dutch-speaking persons: Comines-Warneton, Mouscron, Enghien, Floubecques; and for German-speaking persons: Malm�dy, Weismes, Welkenraedt. Official language . Bible 1530-1986.
French is only spoken by about 11% of the population of Channel Islands, mainly older people. Official language . Bible 1530-1986.
DEFINITION:
Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius
SOURCE:
Ethnologue
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Jean Dupont, Jan Janssen, Jos Joskens, Duschmol, Duchien
Joe Bloggs, John Smith , A N Other, R Punter, "Tom, Dick, and Harry", Ronnie (or Ronny) Arbuckle
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: John Doe
Languages
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
DEFINITION:
A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
99.9
99.9
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 18th.
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %
0.98
9.8
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 31st.
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Belgium
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates
1
9
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 31st.
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Belgium
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000
10,000
1,000
DEFINITION:
in Europe according to Bakker et al.
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Romani language
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 32nd.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000
80 %
0.5 %
DEFINITION:
in Europe according to Bakker et al.
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Romani language
Ranked 22nd. 159 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 32nd.
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English
59 %
7 %
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 28th.
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French
48 %
23 %
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union
Ranked 2nd. 109% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 6th.
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German
27 %
9 %
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 17th.
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency
6
16
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: World Esperanto Association
Ranked 7th.
Ranked 2nd. 167% more than Belgium
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