English-speaking population > Total
25,246,220
10,000,000
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).
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Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
Ranked 6th. 152% more than Spain
Ranked 13th.
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
G. Raymond (male/female, mostly on credit cards and ID, used as could be either an anglophone or Francophone name), John Jones, Jos Bleau (Quebec, French adaptation of Joe Blow)
Fulano de Tal, Pepe Pérez, Fulano, Fulanito, Mengano, Menganito, Perico de los Palotes, Fulanito de Tal, Menganito de Cual, Zutano, Zutanito, Sultano, Sultanito, Don Nadie, Juan Nadie, Perengano. Female equivalent: Fulanita, Fulanita de Tal, Mengana, Menganita, Menganita de Tal.
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Wikipedia: John Doe
Languages
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
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
97.7
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Spain
Ranked 49th.
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > English
yes
yes
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > French
yes
yes
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > German
no
no
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Italian
no
yes
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Japanese
no
no
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Portuguese
no
yes
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Russian
no
no
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Spanish
no
yes
DEFINITION:
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Swedish
no
no
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %
0.98
4.9
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 32nd.
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Canada
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates
1
5
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 32nd.
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Canada
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