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STAT Botswana United States
English status International trade, medium of western influences, <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of instruction from fifth grade, written <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>, official purposes, as second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Taught as a subject from the beginning of primary school as a required subject. Officially becomes the <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of instruction in Standard 5. Standard 7 exams are written in <a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a>. Medium of instruction. <a href=/graph-T/med_new>Newspapers</a>, magazines, radio programs, <a href=/encyclopedia/Television>TV</a>. Bible 1535-1989. There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Linguistic diversity index 0.444
Ranked 98th. 26% more than United States 		0.353
Ranked 114th.
Major language(s) English (official), Setswana English

SOURCES: Ethnologue; 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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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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