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STAT Benin Japan HISTORY
Languages French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) Japanese
Linguistic diversity index 0.785
Ranked 33th. 28 times more than Japan 		0.028
Ranked 180th.
Major language(s) French (official) Fon, Ge, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi Japanese

SOURCES: 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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