Language Stats: compare key data on Australia & Ethiopia

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Major language(s): Country major languages.

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STAT	Australia	Ethiopia
English status	Minor regional dialect differences. Neo-Nyungar is the community dialect of the Nyungar people. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Dictionary. Bible 1382-1989.	<a href=/cat/Language>Language</a> of higher <a href=/cat/Education>education</a>, many technical fields, and international communication. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)	Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official)
Linguistic diversity index	0.126 Ranked 156th.	0.843 Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Australia
Major language(s)	English	Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali

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