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Language Stats: compare key data on France & Russia

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STAT France Russia HISTORY
Languages French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) Russian, many minority languages
Linguistic diversity index 0.272
Ranked 126th.
0.283
Ranked 125th. 4% more than France
Major language(s) French Russian
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 70%
Ranked 23th.
80%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than France
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 215,000
Ranked 8th.
405,000
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than France
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 3.53
Ranked 14th. 28% more than Russia
2.77
Ranked 15th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 70%
Ranked 24th.
80%
Ranked 23th. 14% more than France
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 215,000
Ranked 7th.
405,000
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than France
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 3.53
Ranked 14th. 28% more than Russia
2.77
Ranked 15th.

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; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1.; Wikipedia: Romani language; Wikipedia: Romani language. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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