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Language Stats: compare key data on Democratic Republic of the Congo & Japan

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STAT Democratic Republic of the Congo Japan HISTORY
Languages French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Japanese
Linguistic diversity index 0.948
Ranked 7th. 34 times more than Japan 		0.028
Ranked 180th.
Major language(s) French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba 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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